The "L" list of mystery authors, with their
books in chronological order, offers a wide array of titles. Janet Laurence's series features a caterer and some rather interesting book titles... "Death at the Table," "Diet for Death," and "A Tasty Way to Die" are three examples of book titles that use the character's profession in a playful manner.
And, who could resist author
Cecille Lamalle's French restaurant owned by Charly Poisson? Charly's last name (minus an "s)) doesn't say much for the food... unless of course, the restaurant serves French fish!
Deryn Lake (aka Dinah Lampitt) Lake writes the John Rawlings
Mystery Series which has Sir John Fielding (the
blind British magistrate who started the Bow Street Runners - the first British police
force) and John Rawlings (a young
apothecary) teaming up to solve crimes in 1700s England...
M. D. Lake
Series featuring a campus policewoman in Minnesota... Lake (a
pseudonym) is a professor of literature
at (where else!) the University of Minnesota and used to be a columnist for the
Minnesota Daily.
Rita
Lakin You may not know it, but you have
probably seen a whole lot of Rita Lakin's work. She has worked in Los
Angeles as writer, producer, and editor for shows like Peyton Place,
Dynasty, Mod Squad, and even Dr. Kildare. She has also created her own shows
(Flamingo Road and The Rookies, to name two), as well as written movies of
the week and miniseries. I could go on and on about Lakin, but why don't you
just take a look at her mysteries!
Cecille Lamalle
Culinary Mystery series...
John J. Lamb
As an ex-California policeman, Lamb draws on his life's experiences to write
this cozy mystery series. Lamb and his wife (a retired crime
analyst/fingerprint expert) collect teddy bears (+/- 600!)... he also uses
his post-policeman interests to write the Bear Collector's Mystery Series.
Graham Landrum Landrum's cozy mystery series revolves around
Harriet Bushrow, a "mature" sleuth who solves mysteries with the help of her
DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) cohorts.
Christopher Lane Lane writes the Inupiat Eskimo Mystery Series which
features a police officer who is brought up in Anchorage and who then goes
to live in a more desolate area. (Amazon's blurp says Lane writes "for the
Christian market."
Vicki Lane
Lane is an ex-teacher who writes a mystery series that features a sleuth who
owns a flower/herb farm in North Carolina. She has also co-authored a few
books on quilting!
Clare Langley-Hawthorne Langley-Hawthorne left her job as a commercial lawyer
to pursue her Master's in both economics and international trade law. As she
published law and economics articles, she realized that she actually was
destined to write fiction. She now authors the Ursula Marlowe Mystery Series
which takes place in early 1900s London, and features a suffragette...
Jane Langton
Langton writes the Homer Kelly Mystery Series which is about a
retired lawyer & detective who becomes a Harvard professor/sleuth...
Virginia Lanier
Lanier's husband dared her to write a book, and thus began her series about
a Bloodhound trainer/tracker sleuth...
Vincent Lardo He continued the Archy McNally novels after the death of the creator, Lawrence Sanders.
There are seven previous McNally books.
Emma Lathen
aka R. B. Dominic…… I have not read any of Emma Lathen’s books, but a Cozy
Mystery website viewer suggested that her novels would make fine additions
to this site.
Janet Laurence
You can choose from her series... a caterer or a 1700s Italian painter, both set in England...
Victoria Laurie
Laurie is a professional psychic who writes a series about a professional
psychic.
Joyce & Jim Lavene
The Lavenes have four cozy mystery series: the Sheriff Sharyn Howard
Mystery Series, the Peggy Lee Garden Mystery Series, the Renaissance Faire
Mystery Series, and the Stock Car Racing Mystery Series.
Hilda Lawrence
I have not read any of Lawrence’s novels, but a very avid reader of Cozy
Mysteries suggested that I try them. Lawrence was described to me as an
author of mysteries that would be categorized as “classics.”
Lucy Lawrence (aka
Jenn McKinlay) Lawrence
writes the Decoupage Mystery Series and as McKinlay she writes the Cupcake
Bakery Mystery Series...
Margaret Lawrence
Lawrence's series featuring Hannah Trevor is the only midwife-based series I know of... yet! Set in post Revolutionary War times...
Martha C. Lawrence
Lawrence's first novel (featuring her psychic private investigator) was
nominated for three of the top mystery awards... the Agatha, the Anthony,
and the Edgar.
John le Carré Not
Cozy... Does the name "George Smiley" sound familiar? He "came in from the cold," but only if he was a
spy!
Suzann Ledbetter Ledbetter's
cozy series features a manager of a posh retirement community. Ledbetter
also has written some interesting non-fiction books, stand-alone mysteries,
humorous books, and several books that take place during the 1880s gold
rush.
Donna Leon Leon lives in Venice and writes the Guido
Brunetti Mystery Series which features a Venetian police commissario...
Henry Cecil Leon
aka Henry Cecil... I have not read any of
Leon’s novels, but they were recommended to me by a Cozy Mystery reader, who
assured me that they are well-worth reading.
After hearing how much she liked his mysteries, and after researching him
for this site, I have decided that I will be reading his books very soon. He
was a British judge who honed his story telling skills while in the
military.
Laura Levine Levine
writes the Jaine Austen Mystery Series. She is also a sitcom writer with
such credits as The Bob Newhart Show, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, The
Jeffersons, and Laverne and Shirley.
Sherry Lewis
Lewis writes the Senior Sleuth Fred Vickery Mystery Series which features a
retiree who enjoys sleuthing...
Kathryn Lilley Lilley
has just started her Fat City Mystery Series. Her main character seems to
have the same battles going on (with the bulge) that a lot of the rest of us
do. Of course, as a TV journalist, her main character's livelihood depends
on looking fit for the camera... which sometimes necessitates a whole lot of
diet and exercise help!
Hailey Lind
(aka Juliet Blackwell) Lind, a sister writing duo... one is an artist and the other a historian, enjoys
(Or should that be "enjoy"?!?) aging her (again, should that be "their"?!?) paintings. It was this that started her/them
thinking about writing a series about an artist who started out as an art
forger, and then became an art expert/amateur sleuth. As Juliet Blackwell,
she writes the Witchcraft Mystery Series...
N. J. Lindquist Lindquist
is an ex-teacher who writes a series set in Toronto. As an avid baseball
fan, her second novel of the series (Glitter of Diamonds) is set in the
world of baseball...
Elizabeth Linington aka
Leslie Egan, Dell Shannon, & Anne Blaisdell... A lot of series for a lot of pseudonyms!
Gillian Linscott
Suffragette mystery series and a series about a trainer.... both set in
Great Britain...
Laura Lippman
Ex-journalist Lippman writes the Tess Monaghan series...
Georgette Livingston
Livingston’s series is set in Nebraska, and the main character is Jennifer
Gray, a veterinarian.
Richard & Frances Lockridge A
very successful husband and wife writing team...
Jess Lourey
When not writing her Murder by Month Mystery series, Lourey spends
her time teaching Sociology and Creative Writing at the college level.
Sheila Lowe
Lowe just debuted the Forensic Handwriting Mystery Series in 2007. Lowe has
a Bachelor's in Psychology which she followed up with her certification in
Handwriting Analyses. She is a qualified handwriting expert for the
California Court system, and uses her expertise in her mystery series.
Gail Lukasik
Lukasik taught literature and writing at the university level
in Chicago before penning her Leigh Girard Mystery Series. The main
character of the series is a journalist/sleuth who is a breast cancer
survivor...
Lisa Lutz Lutz
writes the Izzy Spellman Mystery Series. Her first novel was nominated for
three prestigious mystery awards: the Anthony, the Barry, and the Macavity
Awards...
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