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First in a Series

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

Thyme of Death

F MYS Albert

Herbalist/attorney in small Texas town

 

Alexander, Bruce

Blind Justice

F MYS Alexander

18th century magistrate in England

 

Allegretto, Michael

Death on the Rocks

F MYS Allegretto

Ex-policeman in Denver

 

Arnold, Margot

Exit Actors, Dying

AP A

An anthropologist and an archaeologist in the UK

 

Atherton, Nancy

Aunt Dimity’s Death

F MYS Atherton

Ghost solves crimes in England

 

Bannister, Jo

A Bleeding of Innocents

F MYS Bannister, AP B

Three small town English policemen

 

Barnard, Robert

Death and the Chaste Apprentice

F MYS Barnard

Black Scotland Yard officer

 

Barnes, Linda

A Trouble of Fools

F MYS Barnes, LARGE PRINT Barnes,

AC F MYS Barnes

Boston, cab driving ex-cop

 

Barr, Nevada

Track of the Cat

F MYS Barr, AP B, AC F MYS Barr

National Park ranger

 

Beaton, M. C.

Death of a Gossip

AC F MYS Beaton

Rural Scottish constable

 

Beaton, M. C.

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death

F MYS Beaton, AP B

Retired business-woman in rural England

 

Beck, K. K.

A Hopeless Case

F MYS Beck

Lounge singer and private investigator in Seattle

 

Bell, Nancy

Biggie and the Poisoned Politician

F MYS Bell

Texas, grandmother solves crimes

 

Berenson, Laurien

A Pedigree to Die For

F MYS Berenson, AP B

Special education teacher/poodle breeder

 

Block, Barbara

Chutes and Adders

F MYS Block

Syracuse, NY pet store owner

 

Braun, Lilian Jackson

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

F MYS Braun, AC F MYS Braun

Minnesota, journalist and two Siamese cats

 

Brett, Simon

Cast, in Order of Disappearance

F MYS Brett, AC F MYS Brett

England, tippling actor

 

Brett, Simon

A Nice Class of Corpse

F MYS Brett

England, widow of a thief

 

Brown, Rita Mae

Wish You Were Here

F MYS Brown, AP B

Rural Virginia postmistress and her pets

 

Buckley, Fiona

To Shield the Queen

F MYS Buckley

Lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I

 

Burke, James Lee

The Neon Rain

AP B

Louisiana, police procedural

 

Campbell, Robert (R. Wright)

In La-La Land We Trust

F MYS Campbell, RUSSIAN LANGUAGE F Campbell

Los Angeles, private investigator

 

Cannell, Dorothy

The Thin Woman

F MYS Cannell

England, a decorator & a chef

 

Cornwell, Patricia

Postmortem

AC F MYS Cornwell, F Cornwell

Virginia, medical examiner

 

D’Amato, Barbara

Hardball

F MYS D’Amato, AP D

Investigative journalist in Chicago

 

Dams, Jeanne M.

Death in Lacquer Red

F MYS Dams

Swedish émigré in 1900’s Indiana

 

Davidson, Diane Mott

Catering to Nobody

F MYS Davidson, AP D

Single parent/caterer in Colorado

 

Deaver, Jeffrey

The Bone Collector

F MYS Deaver, AC F MYS Deaver

Forensics expert and NYPD rookie

 

Dexter, Colin

Last Bus to Woodstock

AC F MYS Dexter

Oxford, England police detective

 

Dibdin, Michael

Ratking

F MYS Dibdin

Contemporary policeman in Rome

 

Doherty, P.C.

An Ancient Evil

F MYS Doherty

Lawyer in medieval England

 

Doherty, P.C.

The Mask of Ra

F MYS Doherty

Judge in ancient Egypt

 

Doherty, P.C.

Satan in St. Mary’s

F MYS Doherty

Spy in 13th century England

 

Douglas, Carole Nelson

Catnap

F MYS Douglas, AP D

PR freelancer and her cat in Las Vegas

 

Evanovich, Janet

One for the Money

F MYS Evanovich, AP E, AC F MYS Evanovich

New Jersey bounty hunter

 

Fowler, Earlene

Fool’s Puzzle

F MYS Fowler

California, museum curator and ex-rancher

 

Fraser, Antonia

Quiet As a Nun

F MYS Fraser

London, TV star sleuth

 

George, Elizabeth

A Great Deliverance

F MYS George

Scotland Yard officers

 

Grace, C.L.

A Shrine of Murders

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

The Man with a Load of Mischief

LARGE PRINT F Grimes

Scotland Yard detective

  

Highsmith, Patricia

The Talented Mr. Ripley

F MYS Highsmith, AC F MYS Highsmith

RUSSIAN LANGUAGE F Highsmith,

American psychopath living in Europe

 

Hill, Reginald

A Clubbable Woman

F MYS Hill

Yorkshire police officers

 

Hillerman, Tony

The Blessing Way

F MYS Hillerman, AP H

Arizona, tribal police

 

James, P.D.

Cover Her Face

F MYS James, AP J, RUSSIAN LANGUAGE F James

AC F MYS James

England, Scotland Yard, poet detective

 

Jance, Judith A.

Desert Heat

AP J

Widow of deputy in Seattle

 

Kaminsky, Stuart M.

Bullet for a Star

F MYS Kaminsky, AC F MYS Kaminsky

Hard-boiled, Hollywood private investigator

 

Keating, H.R.F.

The Perfect Murder

F MYS Keating, AC F MYS Keating

Bombay, India, policeman

 

Kellerman, Faye

The Ritual Bath

F MYS Kellerman, AP K

Los Angeles policeman and his wife

 

Kemelman, Harry

Friday the Rabbi Slept Late

F MYS Kemelman, LARGE PRINT F Kemelman,

AC F MYS Kemelman

Massachusetts, rabbi

 

MacDonald, John D.

The Deep Blue Good-By

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

The Family Vault

F MYS MacLeod

Boston, socialite & art detective

 

MacLeod, Charlotte

Rest You Merry

F MYS MacLeod

Massachusetts, professor & librarian sleuths

 

McCall Smith, Alexander (R. A.)

No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

F MYS McCall, CD F MYS McCall

Botswana, woman private investigator

 

McInerny, Ralph M.

Her Death of Cold

F MYS McInerny

Illinois, Catholic priest

 

Marsh, Ngaio

A Man Lay Dead

F MYS Marsh

England, Scotland Yard in 1920s & 30s

 

Massey, Sujata

The Salaryman’s Wife

AP Massey

Tokyo, young American

 

Millett, Larry

Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon

F MYS Millett

Sherlock Holmes in Minnesota!

 

Parker, Robert B.

The Godwulf Manuscript

F MYS Parker

Boston private investigator

 

Perry, Anne

The Cater Street Hangman

F MYS Perry, AC F MYS Perry

Victorian London, Scotland Yard detective and his wife

 

Peters, Elizabeth

Crocodile on the Sandbank

F MYS Peters, YP P, AC F MYS Peters

Family of English archaeologists in Egypt

 

Peters, Ellis

A Morbid Taste for Bones

F MYS Peters, AC F MYS Peters

England, 12th century Benedictine monk

 

Robinson, Lynda Suzanne

Murder in the Palace of Anubis

F MYS Robinson

Chief Investigator of Tutankhamen

 

Robinson, Peter

Gallows View

F MYS Robinson

England, Yorkshire police

 

Roosevelt, Elliott

Murder and the First Lady

F MYS Roosevelt, LARGE PRINT F Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt solves mysteries

 

Ross, Kate

Cut To the Quick

F MYS Ross

England, Regency man of fashion

 

Rowland, Laura Joh

Shinju

F MYS Rowland

Samurai private investigator in Edo period Japan

 

Sayers, Dorothy L.

Whose Body?                      

F MYS Sayers, AC F MYS Sayers

England, 1920’s titled private investigator

 

Saylor, Steven

Roman Blood

F MYS Saylor

Private investigator in Rome, 1st century BC

 

Stabenow, Dana

Fire and Ice

F Mys Stabenow

Alaska state trooper

 

Valin, Jonathan

The Lime Pit

F MYS Valin

Cincinnati, private investigator

 

Van de Wetering, Janwillem

Outsider in Amsterdam

F MYS Van de Wetering

Amsterdam police detectives

 

Wilhelm, Kate

Death Qualified

F MYS Wilhelm

Defense attorney in Oregon

 

 

Help Locating More Series

 

Books


Sequels:  An Annotated Guide to Novels in Series
Janet Husband
R 016.8088 H

To Be Continued
Merle L. Jacob and Hope Apple
R 016.8088 J

 

Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction

Herald, Diana Tixier

016.813 H, R 016.813 H

 

Web sites

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Your home for mystery author information.
       

 

Locations for Call Numbers

 

AC F MYS - Audio Books are located in the Media Room

 

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)

R – Reference located near the Reference Desk

 

YP – Young Adult Paperback located in the Teen Collection

 

Compiled by Sara Kempen
Revised January 2004

 

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