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First in a Series

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

Nadel, Barbara 
Belshazzar’s Daughter
F Mys Nadel
Police detective in contemporary Istanbul

Newman, Sharan
Death Comes As Epiphany
F Mys Newman
Novice and scholar in 12th century France

O’Marie, Carol Anne
A Novena for Murder
F Mys O’Marie
Retired nun in San Francisco

Page, Katherine Hall
The Body in the Belfry
F Mys Page
Clergyman’s wife in New England

Paretsky, Sara
Indemnity Only
F Mys Paretsky
Tough woman private investigator in Chicago

Parker, Barbara
Suspicion of Innocence
F Parker
Corporate attorney in Miami

Parker, T. Jefferson
The Blue Hour
F Parker
Deputy in Orange County, California sheriff’s office

Parry, Owen
Faded Coat of Blue
F Mys Parry
Federal agent during the American Civil War

Pattison, Eliot
The Skull Mantra
F Mys Pattison
A Beijing investigator imprisoned in Tibet

Pearce, Michael
The Mamur Zapt and the Return of the Carpet
F Mys Pearce
British intelligence in 1910 Cairo

Pears, Iain
The Raphael Affair
F Mys Pears
Art dealer in London

Perry, Anne
The Face of a Stranger
F Mys Perry
Amnesiac police inspector in Victorian London

Reichs, Kathy 
Déjà Dead
F Mys Reich, AP R
Forensic anthropologist in Quebec


Robb, J. D.(aka Nora Roberts)
Naked in Death
F Mys Robb, Large Print F Robb
Homicide detective Eve Dallas in 21st century

Royal, Priscilla
Wine of Violence
F Mys Royal
Prioress in 11th century England

Slaughter, Karin
Blindsighted
F Slaughter
Pediatrician/coroner in Georgia

Strohmeyer, Sarah
Bubbles Unbound
F Mys Strohmeyer
Hairdresser/journalist in Pennsyvania

Thurlo, Aim
ée
Blackening Song
F Mys Thurlo
Navajo police in New Mexico

Todd, Charles
A Test of Wills
F Mys Todd
Shell shocked World War I veteran at
Scotland Yard

Wait, Lea
Shadows at the Fair
F Mys Wait
A dealer in antique prints

Waldman, Ayelet  
Nursery Crimes
F Mys Waldman
Public defender now stay-at-home mom

Westlake, Donald
The Hot Rock
F Mys Westlake
A comic thief in New York City

Winspear, Jacqueline

Maisie Dobbs
F Mys Winspear
Post World War I woman in London


Woods, Paula L.
Inner City Blues
F Mys Woods
African American woman homicide detective

in Los Angeles

Help Locating More Series: 


Sequels:  an Annotated Guide to Novels in Series
Janet Husband
R 016.8088 H - BEST BOOKS

To Be Continued
Merle L. Jacob
R 016.8088 J - BEST BOOKS

 

Genreflecting : a Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction
Diana Tixier Herald
016.813 H, R 016.813 H - BEST BOOKS


Web sites

Stop, You're Killing Me!  

A resource for the lovers of mystery, intrigue and suspense books.

Books 'n' Bytes
Your home for mystery author information.


Locations for Call Numbers

 

AP - Adult Paperbacks are located on the rotating stands in the far end of the Fiction Room

 

CD F MYS – Audio Books are located in the Media Room

 

F - Adult Fiction is located in the Fiction Room

 

F MYS - located in the Mystery section of the Fiction Room

 

LARGE PRINT - Located in the LARGE PRINT area next to the newspapers   

BEST BOOKS – Located in the Fiction Room next to

The Science Fiction section

Compiled by Sara Kempen
Revised October 2006

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