Amy asked me if I could include a Genealogy theme, as she has enjoyed Rett MacPherson, and is looking for some other mystery book authors who write Mysteries with a Genealogy Theme:

Susannah Hardy (aka Sadie Hartwell): Greek to Me Mystery Series

E. L. Larkin: Demary Jones Mystery Series… Demary is a genealogist and historical researcher in Seattle…

Rett MacPherson: Torie O’Shea Mystery Series… MacPherson is passionate about genealogy and writes a mystery series that reflects that. The main character of this series is a genealogist…

Fiona Mountain: Natasha Blake Ancestor Detective Mystery Series… This series features a genealogist who is also a sleuth in the Cotswolds.

Patricia Houck Sprinkle: Family Tree Genealogy Mystery Series… The main character (Katherine Murray) investigates trinkets and/or objects belonging to families in the past.

Sarah Stewart Taylor: Sweeney St. George Msytery Series… Sweeney is a professorand historian who specializes in grave stone art.

Please remember that I have only included the authors who are currently on the Cozy Mystery Site. Feel free to post a comment if you know of any other mystery authors from the site who write genealogy-themed mystery books. Thanks!

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Angela just asked if I could add a new theme to the site which features “archaeology/anthropology based series“>>> so here goes! (Remember that I am only including authors who are posted on the Cozy Mystery Site. I am sure that there are many other authors who write mysteries which feature anthropologists and archaeologists…)

Margot Arnold: Penny Spring & Sir Toby Glendower Mystery Series… set in Great Britain, has both anthropologist and archaeologist as the sleuths.

Aileen G. Baron: The Lily Sampson Mystery Series features an archaeology graduate student in the early to mid 1900s.

Jefferson Bass: Body Farm Series … Dr. Bill Brockton works at the Tennessee body farm. (not Cozy)

Dana Cameron: Emma Fielding Mystery Series…Emma is a New England archaeologist/professor.

Barbara Cleverly: Laetitia Talbot Mystery Series…set in France after WWI, the sleuth is an archaeologist.

Beverly Connor: Diane Fallon Forensic Investigations Mystery Series (anthropologist) AND Lindsay Chamberlain Archaeology Mystery Series

Aaron Elkins: Gideon Oliver Mystery Series… Elkins, a former anthropologist has as his sleuth, a professor of anthropology.

Mary Anna Evans: Faye Longchamp Mystery Series… Faye is an archaeologist on the Florida Gulf Coast.

Lyn Hamilton: Archaeological Mystery Series: Lara McClintoch is a Canadian antiques dealer.

Erin Hart: Nora Gavin/Cormac Maguire Mystery Series: Nora is a forensic anthropologist and Coramc is an archaeologist.

Rett MacPherson: Torie O’Shea Mystery Series… Torie is a genealogist who uses a little anthropology, archaeology, & history in her searches.

Sharyn McCrumb: Elizabeth MacPherson Mystery Series… sleuth is a forensic anthropologist.

J. Michael Orenduff: Pot Thief Mystery Series… sleuth is a treasure hunter.

Elizabeth Peters (aka Barbara Mertz & Barbara Michaels: Amelia Peabody Mystery Series… a British Egyptologist/archaeologist.

Kathy Reichs: Temperance Brennan Mystery Series… (Not Cozy) the basis of the Fox show Bones… forensic anthropologist in Quebec.

Lynda S. Robinson: While the Lord Meren Mystery Series does not feature an archaeologist or anthropologist, the author of this ancient Egyptian mystery series holds a PhD in anthropology (emphasis on archaeology).

Sarah R. Shaber: Professor Simon Shaw Mystery Series… Simon is a history professor, and there is a little archaeology and anthropology thrown into the mysteries.

Malcolm Shuman: Alan Graham Mystery Series… Alan is a contract archaeologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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