First in a Series of Mysteries #2
A list of the first volumes from some popular mystery series to be found in the Sunnyvale Library. See also List #1.
Andrews, Donna
You’ve Got Murder
F Mys Andrews, AP A
An artificial intelligence personality in Washington D.C.
Ballard, Mignon
Angel at Troublesome Creek
F Mys Ballard
Guardian angel Augusta Goodnight assists in solving murders
Barron, Stephanie
Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor
F Mys Barron, Large Print F Barron
19th century novelist Jane Austen solves mysteries
Bebris, Carrie
Pride and Prescience
F Mys Bebris, AP B
Jane Austen’s characters detect in
Regency England
Box, C.J.
Open Season
F Mys Box
Game warden in Wyoming
Carr, Caleb
The Alienist
F Carr
Turn of the century New York psychologist
Caudwell, Sarah
Thus Was Adonis Murdered
AP C
A legal scholar and her barrister/solicitor friends
Chandler, Raymond
The Big Sleep
F Mys Chandler
Classic hard-boiled detective
Chang, Leonard
Over the Shoulder
F Chang
Allen Choice, a Korean-American investigator in Los Angeles
Charles, Kate
A Drink of Deadly Wine
F Mys Charles
An artist and solicitor in London
Chesney, Marion (aka M.C. Beaton)
Snobbery with Violence
AP C
A Boer War veteran and a young lady solve crimes in Edwardian England
Cleverly, Barbara
The Last Kashmiri Rose
F Mys Cleverly
Scotland Yard detective in post World War I India
Coben, Harlan
Deal Breaker
AP C
Ex-pro basketball players works as agent/detective
Connelly, Michael
The Black Echo
F Mys Connelly
Homicide detective in Los Angeles
Craig, Philip R.
A Beautiful Place to Die
F Mys Craig
Ex-Boston cop in Martha’s Vineyard
Crais, Robert
The Monkey’s Raincoat
AP C
Private investigators in Hollywood
Deaver, Jeffrey
The Bone Collector
F Mys Deaver
Disabled ex-head of NYPD forensics in New York
Dunning, John
Booked to Die
F Mys Dunning, AP D
Rare book expert and policeman in Denver
Fiffer, Sharon
Killer Stuff
F Mys Fiffer
Antique ‘picker’ and private investigator
Flora, Kate Clark
Chosen for Death
F Mys Flora
Educational consultant in Massachusetts
Fluke, Joanne
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
F Mys Fluke
Cookie store manager in Minnesota
Ford, G. M
Who in Hell Is Wanda Fuca?
F Mys Ford
Wisecracking private investigator in Seattle
Ford, G. M.
Fury
F Mys Ford
Seattle journalist
Fossum, Karin
Don’t Look Back
F Mys Fossum
Aging police inspector in Norway
Frazer, Margaret
The Novice’s Tale
AP F
Medieval nun in Oxfordshire, England
Friedman, Kinky
Greenwich Killing Time
F Mys Friedman
Country western singer sleuth in New York City
Fusilli, Jim
Closing Time
F Mys Fusilli
Father/daughter detectives in New York City
García-Aguilera, Carolina
Bloody Waters
F Mys García-Aguilera
Private investigator in Miami
Garcia-Roza, Luiz Alfredo
The Silence of the Rain
F Mys Garcia-Roza
Precinct detective in Rio de Janeiro
Gaus, Paul
Blood of the Prodigal
F Mys Gaus
College professor in Amish Ohio countryside
Gur, Batya
Saturday Morning Murder
F Mys Gur
Chief inspector of the Jerusalem police
Hall, Parnell
A Clue for the Puzzle Lady
F Mys Hall
A crossord creator/columnist in Connecticut
Hammond, Gerald
Dog in the Dark
F Mys Hammond
Breeder of hunting dogs in Scotland
Harris, Charlaine
Real Murders
F Mys Harris
Librarian turned real estate agent in Georgia
Harrison, Jamie
The Edge of the Crazies
F Mys Harrison
Sheriff in Montana, humorous
Hess, Joan
Malice in Maggody
F Mys Hess
Small-town police chief in Arkansas
Hewson, David
A Season for the Dead
F Mys Hewson
Contemporary Roman police officer
Hirahara, Naomi
Summer of the Big Bachi
F Mys Hirahara
Gardener, Hiroshima survivor in Los Angeles
Kahn, Sharon
Fax Me a Bagel
F Mys Kahn
Rabbi’s widow in a small Texas town
Kijewski, Karen
Katwalk
F Mys Kijewski
Colorado private investigator
Kilmer, Nicholas
Harmony in Flesh and Black
F Mys Kilmer
Art collector and historian in Boston
King, Jonathon
The Blue Edge of Midnight
F Mys King
Philadelphia policeman moves to Florida after shooting an innocent child
Krich, Rochelle
Fair Game
F Mys Krich
Homicide detective in Los Angeles
Lawrence, Martha
Murder in Scorpio
F Mys Lawrence
Para-psychologist turned investigator in San Diego
Lehane, Dennis
A Drink Before the War
F Mys Lehane
Private investigating duo in Boston
Lescroart, John
Dead Irish
F Lescroart
A defense attorney and cop in San Francisco
Lovesey, Peter
The Last Detective
F Mys Lovesey
Ex cop in Bath, England
McCall Smith, Alexander
The Sunday Philosophy Club
F Mys McCall, CD F Mys McCall
Large Print F McCall
Editor/sleuth in Edinburgh, Scotland
MacDonald, Marianne
Death’s Autograph
F Mys MacDonald
Bookseller in London
McKevett, G A.
Just Desserts
F Mys McKevett
Private investigator in Southern California
Mankell, Henning
Faceless Killers
F Mys Mankell
Swedish police inspector
Maron, Margaret
Bootlegger’s Daughter
F Mys Maron
North Carolina judge
Marshall, Evan
Missing Marlene
F Mys Marshall
Widowed literary agent in New Jersey
Mayor, Archer
Open Season
AP M
Police detective in Vermont
Myers, Tamar
Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth
F Mys Myers
Manager of a Mennonite inn in Pennsylvania