{"id":21199,"date":"2015-02-24T13:53:11","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T19:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=21199"},"modified":"2017-08-01T15:22:37","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T20:22:37","slug":"sleuth-with-criminal-present-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/sleuth-with-criminal-present-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleuth with Criminal History"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>A while back, Linda M. asked a very interesting question:<\/p>\n

Have you ever thought about adding a category where the hero is a bad guy? I\u2019m just finishing Lawrence Block\u2019s Bernie Rhodenbarr\u2019s series (a very likeable burglar) and I loved them! I can think of a few others just now \u2013 such as Mary Anna Evans\u2019 Faye Longchamp who in the first few books dug for artifacts to sell on the black market to keep her crumbling plantation house from falling down. Also, Lee Child\u2019s Jack Reacher (definitely NOT a cozy). I would like to find more in this category and I can\u2019t \u2013 but I\u2019m sure there are some. I get tired of the goody-goody heroes and these are exciting and refreshing \u2013 something different! Anyway, just a suggestion \u2013 and I could just click on this category and there they would all be!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Angela replied:<\/p>\n

Hailey Lind (aka Juliet Blackwell) writes the art lovers series. Her main character is the granddaughter of an international art forger and while she\u2019s \u201cgone good\u201d she has a past as an art forger that haunts her. Meanwhile her frequent sidekick is an art thief and her art forging grandpa and his friends make appearances often as well. There\u2019s only 4 books in the series now but I am hopeful she\u2019ll write more. Might be one you\u2019d like to check out as part of your \u201cbad guy\u201d idea.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My question for all of you is this: Can you think of any other Cozy Mystery series that feature a sleuth with criminal (past or present) tendencies?<\/strong> If so, please post a comment below.<\/p>\n

Sleuth with Criminal\u00a0History:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lawrence Block<\/strong><\/a>: Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery Series <\/strong>AND John Keller Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simon Brett<\/a>: Mrs. Pargeter Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leslie Charteris<\/a>: Simon Templar, the Saint Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lee Child<\/strong><\/a>: Jack Reacher Mystery Series<\/strong> (not Cozy)<\/p>\n

Janet Evanovich<\/a> & Lee Goldberg<\/a>: Fox and O’Hare Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mary Anna Evans<\/strong><\/a>: Faye Longchap Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jonathan Gash<\/a>: Lovejoy Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bruce Graeme: Blackshirt the Burglar Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

E.W. Hornung<\/a>: Raffles Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maurice LeBlanc<\/a>: Arsene Lupin Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hailey Lind<\/strong><\/a> (aka Juliet Blackwell): Art Lover’s Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wyndham Martyn: Anthony Trent Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

J. Michael Orenduff<\/a>: Pot\u00a0Thief\u00a0Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frank L. Packard: Grey Seal Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elaine Viets<\/a>: Dead-End Job Mystery Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you’re interested in finding all sorts of other mystery themes, make sure to visit the Cozy Mystery by Themes page<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on the site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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