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English / British Theme Mysteries… T, U, & W

January 21, 2008

OK! This should be my last installment of British Cozy Mysteries. I am only including the British Mysteries that are currently on the Cozy Mystery site. Again, I want to point out that not all of the authors are from Great Britain, rather the books take place there:

Alison G. Taylor: Her Welsh sleuth is a Chief Inspector.

Josephine Tey: Alan Grant Mystery Series

Graham Thomas: The series features a Scotland Yard Superintendent.

Charles Todd: A mother & son writing duo (Caroline & Charles) pen a series that is centered around a Scotland Yard detective who has survived WW I.

Rebecca Tope: The Cotswold Mystery Series features a house-sitter sleuth.

Rebecca Tope: The Lake District Myteries are set in the lake district.

Peter Tremayne: The Sister Fidelma series is set in Ireland during the seventh century.

Christine Trent: Florence Nightingale Mystery Series – Florence is a nurse in England during the 1850s.

Nicola Upson: The Josephine Tey Mystery Series is based on the “real life” author of Scotland Yard’s Alan Grant Mystery Series.

Jill Paton Walsh: Her series features a nurse in Cambridge. The estate of Dorothy L. Sayers had Walsh finish some transcripts for them.

Minette Walters: Not cozy, but very good.

Ashley Weaver: The Amory Ames Mystery Series features a wealthy, young woman in 1930s Britain.

Patricia Wentworth: The Miss Maude Silver series and many stand-alones.

Marty Wingate: The Potting Shed series and the Birds of a Feather series.

R. D. Wingfield: The wonderful Inspector Jack Frost series.

Jacqueline Winspear: Her sleuth lives in London during the early 1900s.

Sara Woods (aka Anne Burton, Mary Challis, & Margaret Leek): Antony Maitland is a British barrister.

Patricia Wynn: Set in England during the 1700s.

Other British lists:

Authors beginning with A & B

Authors beginning with C & D

Authors beginning with E, F, G, & H

Authors beginning with I, J, K, L, M, & N

Authors beginning with P, R, & S

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English / British Mystery Books Theme : P, R, S

January 20, 2008

The following are the (Cozy) Mysteries that are set in Great Britain. These are by mystery authors (both British and non-British) whose last names begin with P, R, & S:

Robin Paige: The writing team comprised of Susan Wittig Albert and Bill Albert (her husband) write a Victorian mystery series.

Kate Parker: Milliner Mystery Series, Victorian Bookshop Mystery Series, & Deadly Mystery Series

Paula Paul (aka Paula Carter): Dr. Alexandra Gladstone Mystery Series

Andrea Penrose: Lady Arianna Regency Mystery Series

Andrea Penrose: Wrexford & Sloan Mystery Series is set in  Regency London.

Anne Perry: She has several British series from which to pick.

Elizabeth Peters (aka Barbara Michaels, Barbara Mertz):  She writes a series set in Victorian England which features an Egyptologist.

Ann Purser: She writes a “days of the week” series featuring a house cleaner. Lois Meade Mystery Series & Ivy Beasley Mystery Series

Sheila Radley: Radley writes the Inspector Quantrill Mystery Series which features a country policeman and his sergeant.

Ruth Rendell (aka Barbara Vine): She writes the Chief Inspector Wexford series and many superior stand-alones.

Phil Rickman: The Merrily Watkins Mystery Series

David Roberts: His series is set in the 1930s and features an aristocrat and a journalist duo.

Peter Robinson: The Chief Inspector Alan Banks series.

Kate Ross: Her series is set in 1820s London.

Betty Rowlands: Both of her series are set in England.

C. J. Sansom: 16th century England is the setting for his Matthew Shardlake Mystery Series.

Dorothy L. Sayers: The popular Lord Peter Wimsey novels

Catherine Shaw: Her series is set in late 1800s England.

John Sherwood: His botanist/horticulturalist/sleuth lives in London.

Dorothy Simpson: Her series features a police inspector.

Nicola Slade: Both of her series take place in England, one of them during  Victorian times.

Joanna Campbell Slan: Her Jane Eyre Chronicles Mystery Series is set in mid 1800s England.

Cynthia Smith: Her Emma Rhodes Mystery Series features a PI who guarantees to solve her clients’ problems in one week.

Veronica Stallwood: Her mystery series is set in Oxford.

Rosemary Stevens (aka Rosemary Martin): Her series takes place during the late 1700s, early 1800s.

Ann Summerville: Her stand-alones feature British sleuths.

Other British lists:

Authors beginning with A & B

Authors beginning with C & D

Authors beginning with E, F, G, & H

Authors beginning with I, J, K, L, M, & N

Authors beginning with T , U, & W

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English / British Theme Mysteries… J, K, L, M, & N

January 19, 2008

This is a list of the mystery authors whose last names begin with J, K, L, M, and N who happen to write mysteries that take place in Great Britain. I realize that there are many more authors who write British mysteries, but I am only including the authors who are on the Cozy Mystery site. Also, as I have said before, not all of the authors who write British mysteries are actually British…

D.E. Ireland: Eliza Doolittle & Henry Higgins Mystery Series, based on the George Bernard Shaw Pygmalion characters.

P. D. James: Very British… Adam Dalgliesh, the Scotland Yard poet, and Cornelia Gray, the heir to a detective agency.

Morag Joss: Sara Selkirk Mystery Series – Sara is a world renown cellist.

Julie Kaewert: Her Booklovers’ series is set in London.

Diana Killian: Although her sleuth is from the USA, she goes to England to fulfill her passion for the English romantic poets.

Laurie R. King:  The Mary Russell Mystery Series features Mary, protégée of Sherlock Holmes.

Peter King: A gourmet detective series and a series that features Jack London.

Kate Kingsbury: One of her series takes place during WW II and the other during the early 1900s.

Janet Laurence: She has two series to pick from, one features a 1700s painter and the other series’ sleuth is a caterer.

John le Carré: He pens the George Smiley series, as well as many stand-alones.

Margaret Leek (aka Sara Woods, Mary Challis, & Anne Burton): Stephen Marryat is a barrister.

Gillian Linscott: Her Nell Bray series features a suffragette, and her other series has an ex-cop.

Catherine Lloyd: The Kurland St. Mary Mystery Series stars the daughter of a vicar in a small English town in the 1810s.

Marianne Macdonald: Her Dido Hoare Mystery Series used to be called the Antiquanarian Book Mystery Series.

Susan Elia MacNeal writes the Maggie Hope Mystery Series. Although Maggie is from the USA, the series takes place in London during the 1940s.

Ngaio Marsh: Her Detective Alleyn series is a long time favorite of cozy readers.

Edward Marston: Several British (as well as non-British) series to choose from.

Sarah J. Mason: The third (and as of this writing, final) author to pen the Miss Emily Seeton novels, and also, she pens another series that takes place in England.

Jill McGown: Her series involves an inspector and chief inspector in England.

Catriona McPherson: The Dandy Gilver Mystery Series is set in Scotland during the 1920s.

Gladys Mitchell (aka Malcolm Torrie): She penned many Mrs. Bradley novels.

Gilbert Morris: Lady Trent Mystery Series

John Mortimer: The Rumpole of the Bailey series

Patricia Moyes: Scotland Yard Inspector Henry Tibbett

Amy Myers: Her Auguste Didier is a chef in the mid to late 1800s London, and Peter Marsh is an ex-policeman in England.

Janet Neel: Her series takes place in London.

Other British lists:

Authors beginning with A & B

Authors beginning with C & D

Authors beginning with E, F, G, & H

Authors beginning with P, R, & S

Authors beginning with T , U, & W

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English / British Theme Mysteries… E, F, G, & H

January 18, 2008

British Cozy (and not so Cozy) Mysteries from this site. Mystery authors who begin with E, F, G, & H:

Jessica Ellicott (aka Jessie Crockett & Jessica Estevao): Beryl and Edwina Mystery Series

Kate Ellis: Ellis writes three non-cozy mystery series which take place in Great Britain.

Kathy Lynn Emerson (aka Kaitlyn Dunnett): Lady Susanna Appleton Mystery Series – set during the reign of Elizabeth I and features an herbalist…

Kathy Lynn Emerson (aka Kaitlyn Dunnett): Mistress Jaffrey Mystery Series

Olive Etchells: Etchell’s series is set in a seaside village in Cornwall.

Ann C. Fallon: Her series takes place in Ireland.

Charles Finch: His series is set in London during the 1860s.

Anthea Fraser: Both of her series are set in England.

Antonia Fraser: A series that features TV journalist…

Margaret Frazer (aka Monica Ferris & Gail Frazer): the Sister Fevrisse series during the reign of Henry VI.

Frances Fyfield: Two British series from which to pick.

Ashley Gardner: Writes a series that is set during the late 1700s and early 1800s.

Jonathan Gash: His Lovejoy series is set in England, as well as his Clare Burtonall series.

Roberta Gellis: Magdâline la Batarde Mystery Series

Elizabeth George: The Inspector Lynley mystery series… Scotland Yard

Bartholomew Gill: A series that features an Irish Police Officer.

Paula Gosling: One of her three series is set in England.

Celina Grace: Asharton Manor Mystery Series AND Kate Redman Mystery Series AND Miss Hart and Miss Hunter Investigate Mystery Series

Caroline Graham: Some of you probably are already acquainted with her Tom Barnaby from Midsomer Murders.

Ann Granger: Her Markby and Mitchell series is set in the Cotswolds and her Fran Varaday series is set in London.

Pip Granger: Granger’s Rosie Featherby Mystery Series is set in a cafe during post WW II London.

Christine Green: Several British series to choose from…

D. M. Greenwood: Clergy woman in London…

Martha Grimes: One of her series involves investigators from Scotland Yard.

Karen Harper: She writes both an Elizabeth I series and an Amish series.

Tessa Harris: Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mystery Series

Cynthia Harrod-Eagles: An Inspector from his local CID

Patricia Harwin: She pens the Far Wychwood, featuring a New Yorker who transplants to England.

L.B. Hathaway: Posie Parker Mystery Series AND Blood and Stars Trilogy (thrillers)

S. T. Haymon: A series about a Detective Inspector…

Georgette Heyer: Superintendent Hannasyde Mystery Series

Kaye C Hill: Lexy Lomax Mystery Series

Reginald Hill: A wonderful police procedural series (Dalziel and Pascoe)…

Susan Hill: Simon Serrailler Mystery Series AND Stand Alones

Suzette A. Hill: Reverend Oughterard Mystery Series

Teri Holbrook: A series about an ex-American who moves to England…

Hazel Holt: A series that features a literary critic…

Victoria Holt: The classic romantic mysteries…

Other British lists:

Authors beginning with A & B

Authors beginning with C & D

Authors beginning with I, J, K, L, M, & N

Authors beginning with P, R, & S

Authors beginning with T , U, & W

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