First in a Series of Mysteries #1
A list of the first volumes of some popular mysteries in the Sunnyvale Library. See also List #2.
Albert, Susan Wittig
F MYS Albert
Herbalist/attorney in small Texas town
Alexander, Bruce
F MYS Alexander
18th century magistrate in England
Allegretto, Michael
F MYS Allegretto
Ex-policeman in Denver
Arnold, Margot
AP A
An anthropologist and an archaeologist in the UK
Atherton, Nancy
F MYS Atherton
Ghost solves crimes in England
Bannister, Jo
F MYS Bannister, AP B
Three small town English policemen
Barnard, Robert
F MYS Barnard
Black Scotland Yard officer
Barnes, Linda
F MYS Barnes, LARGE PRINT Barnes,
AC F MYS Barnes
Boston, cab driving ex-cop
Barr, Nevada
F MYS Barr, AP B, AC F MYS Barr
National Park ranger
Beaton, M. C.
AC F MYS Beaton
Rural Scottish constable
Beaton, M. C.
F MYS Beaton, AP B
Retired business-woman in rural England
Beck, K. K.
F MYS Beck
Lounge singer and private investigator in Seattle
Bell, Nancy
F MYS Bell
Texas, grandmother solves crimes
Berenson, Laurien
F MYS Berenson, AP B
Special education teacher/poodle breeder
Block, Barbara
F MYS Block
Syracuse, NY pet store owner
Braun, Lilian Jackson
F MYS Braun, AC F MYS Braun
Minnesota, journalist and two Siamese cats
Brett, Simon
F MYS Brett, AC F MYS Brett
England, tippling actor
Brett, Simon
F MYS Brett
England, widow of a thief
Brown, Rita Mae
F MYS Brown, AP B
Rural Virginia postmistress and her pets
Buckley, Fiona
F MYS Buckley
Lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I
Burke, James Lee
AP B
Louisiana, police procedural
Campbell, Robert (R. Wright)
F MYS Campbell, RUSSIAN LANGUAGE F Campbell
Los Angeles, private investigator
Cannell, Dorothy
F MYS Cannell
England, a decorator & a chef
Cornwell, Patricia
AC F MYS Cornwell, F Cornwell
Virginia, medical examiner
D’Amato, Barbara
F MYS D’Amato, AP D
Investigative journalist in Chicago
Dams, Jeanne M.
F MYS Dams
Swedish émigré in 1900’s Indiana
Davidson, Diane Mott
F MYS Davidson, AP D
Single parent/caterer in Colorado
Deaver, Jeffrey
F MYS Deaver, AC F MYS Deaver
Forensics expert and NYPD rookie
Dexter, Colin
AC F MYS Dexter
Oxford, England police detective
Dibdin, Michael
F MYS Dibdin
Contemporary policeman in Rome
Doherty, P.C.
F MYS Doherty
Lawyer in medieval England
Doherty, P.C.
F MYS Doherty
Judge in ancient Egypt
Doherty, P.C.
F MYS Doherty
Spy in 13th century England
Douglas, Carole Nelson
F MYS Douglas, AP D
PR freelancer and her cat in Las Vegas
Evanovich, Janet
F MYS Evanovich, AP E, AC F MYS Evanovich
New Jersey bounty hunter
Fowler, Earlene
F MYS Fowler
California, museum curator and ex-rancher
Fraser, Antonia
F MYS Fraser
London, TV star sleuth
George, Elizabeth
F MYS George
Scotland Yard officers
Grace, C.L.
F MYS Grace
Physician in 15th century England
Grafton, Sue
A Is for Alibi (in Three Complete Novels)
F MYS Grafton, LARGE PRINT F Grafton
California, private investigator
Grimes, Martha
LARGE PRINT F Grimes
Scotland Yard detective
Highsmith, Patricia
F MYS Highsmith, AC F MYS Highsmith
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE F Highsmith,
American psychopath living in Europe
Hill, Reginald
F MYS Hill
Yorkshire police officers
Hillerman, Tony
F MYS Hillerman, AP H
Arizona, tribal police
James, P.D.
F MYS James, AP J, RUSSIAN LANGUAGE F James
AC F MYS James
England, Scotland Yard, poet detective
Jance, Judith A.
AP J
Widow of deputy in Seattle
Kaminsky, Stuart M.
F MYS Kaminsky, AC F MYS Kaminsky
Hard-boiled, Hollywood private investigator
Keating, H.R.F.
F MYS Keating, AC F MYS Keating
Bombay, India, policeman
Kellerman, Faye
F MYS Kellerman, AP K
Los Angeles policeman and his wife
Kemelman, Harry
F MYS Kemelman, LARGE PRINT F Kemelman,
AC F MYS Kemelman
Massachusetts, rabbi
MacDonald, John D.
LARGE PRINT F MacDonald
Florida, flashy private investigator
MacDonald, Ross
The Moving Target (in Archer in Hollywood)
F MYS MacDonald
Hollywood, ex-cop now private investigator
MacLeod, Charlotte
F MYS MacLeod
Boston, socialite & art detective
MacLeod, Charlotte
F MYS MacLeod
Massachusetts, professor & librarian sleuths
McCall Smith, Alexander (R. A.)
F MYS McCall, CD F MYS McCall
Botswana, woman private investigator
McInerny, Ralph M.
F MYS McInerny
Illinois, Catholic priest
Marsh, Ngaio
F MYS Marsh
England, Scotland Yard in 1920s & 30s
Massey, Sujata
AP Massey
Tokyo, young American
Millett, Larry
F MYS Millett
Sherlock Holmes in Minnesota!
Parker, Robert B.
F MYS Parker
Boston private investigator
Perry, Anne
F MYS Perry, AC F MYS Perry
Victorian London, Scotland Yard detective and his wife
Peters, Elizabeth
F MYS Peters, YP P, AC F MYS Peters
Family of English archaeologists in Egypt
Peters, Ellis
F MYS Peters, AC F MYS Peters
England, 12th century Benedictine monk
Robinson, Lynda Suzanne
F MYS Robinson
Chief Investigator of Tutankhamen
Robinson, Peter
F MYS Robinson
England, Yorkshire police
Roosevelt, Elliott
F MYS Roosevelt, LARGE PRINT F Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt solves mysteries
Ross, Kate
F MYS Ross
England, Regency man of fashion
Rowland, Laura Joh
F MYS Rowland
Samurai private investigator in Edo period Japan
Sayers, Dorothy L.
F MYS Sayers, AC F MYS Sayers
England, 1920’s titled private investigator
Saylor, Steven
F MYS Saylor
Private investigator in Rome, 1st century BC
Stabenow, Dana
F Mys Stabenow
Alaska state trooper
Valin, Jonathan
F MYS Valin
Cincinnati, private investigator
Van de Wetering, Janwillem
F MYS Van de Wetering
Amsterdam police detectives
Wilhelm, Kate
F MYS Wilhelm
Defense attorney in Oregon
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016.813 H, R 016.813 H
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