Favorite Mystery Authors & Series

Submitted by akjohnsong on Fri, 12/14/2007 - 13:07
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  • Nevada Barr - Anna Pigeon Ranger series across the U.S.
  • Steve Brewer - Bubba Mabry – southwest private eye
  • James Lee Burke - Dave Robicheaux – Louisiana & Billy Bob Holland – Montana
  • Michael Connelly - Harry Bosch – LA cop – detective
  • Ben Rehder - main character is a Texas game warden - funny
  • Robert Crais - Elvis Cole – Joe Pike – set in California
  • Janet Evanovich - Stephanie Plum private eye
  • Kinky Friedman
  • Craig Johnstone
  • Carl Hiassen - All set in FLA, environmental themes often, quite funny
  • Tim Dorsey
  • John Straley - southeast AK
  • Stan Jones - excellent northwest Alaska mysteries (though only 2)
  • Thomas Perry
  • Donald Harstad
  • John Maxim - The Bannerman books, ex-spies
  • John Sandford - Nicholas Davenport in the “Prey” series
  • Aimee and David Thurlo - Ella Clah, Navajo detective – also a vampire Navajo cop in the Lee Nez series
  • Jamie Harrison - A nice trio set in the fictional town of Blue Deer, MT one of the best jobs I know of where a female author writes a male protagonist
  • Joe R. Lansdale - has a hilarious series with Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, starting with Savage Season and Mucho Mojo
  • G.M.Ford - for both Leo Waterman and Frank Corso books
  • Lawrence Sanders - only the Edward X. Delaney books
  • Randy Wayne White - the Doc Ford series
  • Dennis Lehane
  • John Lescroart - the Dismas Hardy stuff
  • Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston
  • Trevanian - now dated, but classic
  • John Dunning - the Cliff Janeway titles
  • Ridley Pearson
  • Steve Hamilton
  • James Crumley - hard-boiled indeed
  • James Doss - the Charlie Moon books
  • Megan Mallory Rust - Alaskan-based books from the famous flying family
  • Rick Riordan - southwest P.I.
  • William Kent Krueger
  • Ian Rankin
  • Jessica Speart - the Rachel Porter books
  • Jeffrey Deaver - Lincoln Rhyme books
  • James Swain - gambling/casino related
  • Craig Johnson - Wyoming sheriff
  • C.J. Box - Wyoming game warden
  • Sinclair Browning - Trade Ellis, female P.I. southwest
  • Tim Cockey - a Baltimore mortician
  • Tim Dorsey - some funny stuff in FLA
  • Umberto Eco - for historical mysteries
  • Stephen Hunter
  • Michael McGarrity
  • Sharyn McCrumb
  • Kathy Reichs
  • Dan Simmons - a tough ex-con, former private detective in Buffalo
  • Lee Child