April 7, 2008
Mystery Series That Take Place In Different Periods Of Time (Historical Mysteries): C - F Authors
The second part of this Cozy Mystery Theme includes the authors whose last names begin with C through F, who write "PERIOD MYSTERIES" (MYSTERY SERIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME) is as follows:
Caleb Carr: The John Schuyler Moore Mystery Series is a historical thriller that is about a New York Times crime reporter in the very late 1890s.
Marion Chesney (aka M.C. Beaton): The Edwardian Murder Mystery Series is set in England during the early 1900s. M. C. Beaton is the author of the highly popular Hamish Macbeth Mystery Series and the Agatha Raisin Mystery Series.
P. F. Chisholm: The Sir Robert Carey Mystery Series takes place during the reign of Elizabeth I (late 1500s) and revolves around Sir Robert, a deputy warden.
Jill Churchill: Her Grace and Favor Mystery Series takes place after the 1929 stock market crash in New York and involves a brother/sister sleuthing duo.
Barbara Cleverly: Both her (Scotland Yard detective) Joe Sandilands Mystery Series (India) and her (archaeologist) Laetitia Talbot Mystery Series (France) take place after WWI.
Clare Curzon (aka Marie Buchanan & Rhona Petrie): The Lucy Sedwick Mystery Trilogy takes place in the early 1900s and is set in England.
Jeanne M. Dams: The Hilda Johansson Mystery Series takes place in the USA, during the early 1920s. Hilda is a Swedish immigrant housemaid in South Bend, Indiana.
Lindsey Davis: The Marcus Didius Falco Mystery Series is set in Ancient Rome and follows Falco, a first century detective, and his dog Nux.
Dianne Day: The Fremont Jones Mystery Series is set in San Francisco in the very early 1900s. The sleuth is a young typist.
Carole Nelson Douglas: Probably better known for her Midnight Louie Mystery Series, Douglas also pens the Irene Adler Mystery Series, which takes place in France. Irene is a character who we previously met in Sir Conan Doyle's Scandal in Bohemia.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes!
Carola Dunn: The Daisy Dalrymple Mystery Series is set in 1920s England. Daisy is a journalist who does more than report the stories… she solves them!
Kathy Lynn Emerson: Both of Emerson's mystery series are set in the past. The Lady Susanna Appleton Mystery Series takes place during the reign of Elizabeth I. Lady Susanna is an herbalist. Her Diana Spaulding Mystery Series takes place during the late 1800s. Diana is a reporter.
Chrisopher Fowler: The Bryant & May Mystery Series features Arthur Bryant and John May , two Scotland Yard detectives who were paired together in England in the 1940s. The novels go back and forth between the cases they had in the '40s and the present day.
Margaret Frazer (aka Monica Ferris): The Sister Frevisse Medieval Mystery Series takes place during the 1400s in England. Frazer's Joliffe Mystery Series takes place during the 1400s also.
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