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B
Barron, Stephanie (Francine Mathews)
Jane Austin
Amateur
19th Century - Victorian
England
Austin (the famous author) is an amateur detective, telling her stories via journal entries.

Jane & the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (1996)
Jane & the Man of the Cloth (1997)
Jane & the Wandering Eye (1998)
Jane & the Genius of the Place (1999)
Jane & the Stillroom Maid (2000)
Jane & the Prisoner of Wool House (2001)
Jane & the Ghosts of Netley (2003)


Beaufort, Simon (Susanna Gregory & Beau Riffenburgh)
Geoffery de Mappestone
Amateur
12th Century - Middle Ages
England
Mappestone is a knight during the Crusades.
Murder in the Holy City (1998)
A Head for Poisoning (1999)
The Bishop's Brood (2003)
The King's Spies (2004)


Beck, K.K.
Iris Cooper
Amateur
1920's
United States, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Roaring 20's coed
Death in a Deck Chair (1984) 
Murder in a Mummy Case (1985)
Peril Under the Palms (1989)


Brightwell, Emily (Cheryl Arguile)
Inspector Witherspoon & Mrs. Jeffries
Police and Amateur
Victorian
London, England
As Inspector Witherspoon's dedicated housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries keeps things running smoothly and is quite clever at putting Witherspoon on the right track in case after case. In fact, Mrs. Jeffries' polished detective skills prove once again that behind every great man, there's a great woman.
The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries (1993)
Mrs. Jeffries Dusts for Clues (1993)
The Ghost and Mrs. Jeffries (1993)
Mrs. Jeffries Takes Stock (1994)
Mrs. Jeffries on the Ball (1994)
Mrs. Jeffries On the Trail (1995)
Mrs. Jeffries Plays the Cook (1995)
Mrs. Jeffries and the Missing Alibi (1996)
Mrs. Jeffries Stands Corrected (1996)
Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer (1997)
Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage (1997)
Mrs. Jeffries Reveals Her Art (1998)
Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake (1998)
Mrs. Jeffries Rocks the Boat (1999)
Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot (2000)
Mrs. Jeffries Pinches the Post (2001)
Mrs. Jeffries Pleads Her Case (2003)
Mrs. Jeffries Sweeps the Chimney (2004)


Brown, Molly
Aphra Behn
Amateur
17th Century
London, England
Behn is a former spy who becomes a playwright.
Invitation to a Funeral (1997)
The Lemon Juice Plot (2000 ???)


Bryan, Kate (Ellen Recknor)
Maggie Maguire
Private Investigator
19th Century - Victorian
San Francisco, CA
Maguire and her cousin Grady create an agency called "Descreet Inquiries" in 1870's San Francisco.
Murder at Bent Elbow (1998)
A Record of Death (1998)
Murder on the Barbary Coast (1999)


Buckley, Fiona (Valerie Anand)
Ursula Blanchard
Amateur
16th Century
London, England
Ursula is a young widow and lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I
The Robsart Mystery (1997)
  (aka To Shield the Queen)
The Doublet Affair (1998)
Queen's Ransom (1999)
To Ruin a Queen (2000)
Queen of Ambition (2001)
A Pawn For a Queen (2002)
The Fugitive Queen (2003)


Bugge, Carole
Sherlock Holmes
Private Investigator
19th Century
London, England
New Holmes and Watson adventures.
The Star of India (1998)
The Haunting of Torre Abbey (2000)



C
Cercone, Karen Rose
Helen Sorby & Milo Kachigan
Police
1905
Pittsburgh, PA
Kachigan is a police detective and Sorby a social worker and political activist. Each book deals with an industrial issue in Pittsburgh (steel, RRs, electricity & coal).
Steel Ashes (1997)
Blood Tracks (1998)
Coal Bones (1999)


Chisholm, P.F. (Patricia Finney)
Sir Robert Carey
Private Investigator
16th Century
England
An Elizabethan nobleman turned detective.
A Famine of Horses (1994)
A Season of Knives (1995)
A Surfeit of Guns (1996)
A Plague of Angels (1998)


Churchill, Jill (Janice Young Brooks)
Lily and Robert Brewster
Amateur
1930's
Voorburg-on-Hudson, New York
The Brewsters are inn owners. Once rich, but now poor, they must live in the inn for ten years and make it profitable.
Anything Goes (1999)
In the Still of the Night (2000)
Someone To Watch Over Me (2001)


Cook, Judith
Simon Forman
Amateur
16th Century
London, England
Forman is a physician, astrologer and mystery solver.

Death of a Lady's Maid (1997)
Murder at the Rose (1998)
Blood on the Borders (1999)


Crowleigh, Ann    (Barbara Cummings & Jo-Ann Power)
Miranda and Clare Clively
Amateur
Victorian
London, England
Forced by troubled finances to rent out their beloved family estate, Mirinda and Clare Clively are shocked to find evidence of a thirty-year-old murder in the house's chimney.
Wait for the Dark (1993)
Dead as Dead Can Be (1993)




D
Dams, Jeanne M.
Hilda Johansson
Amateur
1900's
South Bend, Indiana
Johansson is a Swedish housemaid working at the Tippecanoe mansion.
Death in Lacquer Red (1999)
A Red, White and Blue Murder (2000)
Green Grow the Victims (2001)
Silence is Golden (2002)


Davis, Lindsey
Marcus Didius Falco
Private Investigator
Ancient Rome (1st Century)
Rome, Italy
Falco is a loyal republican during the time of the
Flavian emperors. Much to his chagrine, he often
works for emperor Vespasian.
Silver Pigs (1989)
Shadows in Bronze (1990)
Venus in Copper (1991)
Iron Hand of Mars (1992)
Poseiden's Gold (1993)
  Last Laugh Nominee
Last Act in Palmyra (1994)
Time to Depart (1995)
A Dying Light in Corduba (1996)
Three Hands in the Fountain(1997)
The Course of Honor (1998)
Two for the Lions (1998)
  CWA Ellis Peters Hystorical Dagger Award 1999
One Virgin Too Many (1999)
Ode To a Banker (2001)


Day, Dianne
Caroline Fremont Jones
Amateur
1900's
San Francisco, California
Jones owns a typewriting service who gets involved with several mysteries.
The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (1995)
   Macavity winner
Fire and Fog (1996)
The Bohemian Murders (1997)
Emperor Norton's Ghost (1998)
Death Train to Boston (1999)
Beacon Street Mourning (2000)

  


Dengler, Sandy
Gar
Amateur
Prehistoric
Germany

Gar is a Neanderthal shaman. He is told by his tribe that he must find a headless body's killer or evil spirits will destroy his family.
Hyaenas (1998)
Wolves (2000)


Douglas, Carole Nelson
Irene Adler
Amateur
19th Century
Paris, France
In each book, Irene, Penelope (Nell) Huxleigh (Irene's Dr. Watson) and Godfrey Norton match wits with Sherlock Holmes, often outwitting him.
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (1990)
  American Mystery Award Winner
Good Morning, Irene (1990)
Irene at Large (1992)
Irene's Last Waltz (1994)
Chapel Noir (2001)
Femme Fatale (2003)


Dunn, Carola
Daisy Dalrymple
Amateur
1920's
Hampshire, England
Daisy is magazine features writer. In one of the later books she gets engages to a Scotland Yard DCI.
Death at Wentwater Court (1994)
The Winter Garden Mystery (1995)
Requiem for a Mezzo (1996)
Murder on the Flying Scotsman (1997)
Damsel in Distress (1997)
Dead in the Water (1998)
Styx and Stones (1999)
Rattle His Bones (2000)
To Davy Jones Below (2001)
The Case of the Murdered Muckraker (2002)
Mistletoe and Murder (2002)
Die Laughing (2003)


E
Emerson, Kathy Lynn
Susanna Appleton
Amateur
16th Century
England

Appleton is an expert on poisonous herbs which are prominant in the mysteries. She is the wife of Sir Robert Appleton, a courtier and intelligence gatherer.
Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie (1997)
Face Down Upon an Herbal (1998)
Face Down Among the Winchester Geese (1999)
Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross (2000)
Face Down Under the Wych Elm (2000)
Face Down Before Rebel Hooves (2001)
Face Down Across the Western Sea (2002)


Eyre, Elizabeth (Jill Staynes & Margaret Storey)
Sigismondo
Amateur
Renaissance Italy
Italy
Sigismondo is an agent of a Renaissance Duke. Lots of schemes and conspiracies.
Death of the Duchess (1992)
Curtains for the Cardinal (1993)
Poison for the Prince (1994)
Bravo for the Bride (1994)
Axe for an Abbot (1996)
Dirge for a Doge (1997)



F
Fawcett, Quinn (Chelsea Quinn Yarbro & Bill Fawcett)
Mme. Victoire Vernet
Amateur
19th Century - Time of Napoleon
France
Mme. Vernet is the wife of a French policeman.
Napoleon Must Die (1993)
Death Wears a Crown (1993)


Fawcett, Quinn (Chelsea Quinn Yarbro & Bill Fawcett)
Mycroft Holmes
Amateur
Victorian
England
Mycroft is Sherlock's smarter older brother, reputed to be so indolent that only cases of national security can rouse him to a real effort.
The Adventures of Mycroft Holmes (1994)
Against the Brotherhood (1997)
Embassy Row (1998)
The Flying Scotsman (1999)
The Scottish Ploy (2000)


Frazer, Margaret (Gail Frazer & Mary Pulver Kuhfeld)
Sister Frevisse
Amateur
medieval England - 15th century
England
The sister is the hosteler of the priory at St. Frideswide.
The Novice's Tale (1992)
The Servant's Tale (1993)
  Edgar nominee
The Outlaw's Tale (1994)
The Bishop's Tale (1994)
The Boy's Tale (1995)
The Murderer's Tale (1996)
The Maiden's Tale (1998)
The Prioress' Tale (1997)
  Edgar nominee
The Reeve's Tale (1999)
The Squire's Tale (2000)
The Clerk's Tale (2002)
The Bastard's Tale (2003)
The Hunter's Tale (2004)



G
Greenwood, Kerry
Phryne Fisher
Private Investigator
1920's
Australia
These books bring alive the magic of 1920's Melbourne and the era of fun and flappers
Deathly Misadventure (1989)
  (aka Cocaine Blues)
Flying Too High (1990)
Murder on the Ballarat Train (1991)
Death at Victoria Dock (1992)
The Green Mill Murder (1993)
Blood and Circuses (1994)
Ruddy Gore (1995)
Urn Burial (1996)
Raisins and Almonds (1997)
Death Before Wicked (1999)


Greenwood, L.B.
Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson
Private Investigator
19th Century - Victorian
England
New novels featuring the great detective.
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (1986)
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of Sabina Hall (1988)
Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland (1989)



H
Hambly, Barbara
James Asher
Amateur
19th Century
London, England
Asher is a professor and part time sleuth.
Those Who Hunt the Night (1988)
Traveling With the Dead (1995)


Hambly, Barbara
Benjamin January
Amateur
19th Century
New Orleans, LA
January is a Creole doctor in 1830's New Orleans.
A Free Man of Color (1997)
Fever Season (1998)
Graveyard Dust (1999)
Sold Down the River (2000)
Die Upon a Kiss (2001)
Wet Grave (2002)



Haney, Lauren (Betty Winkelman)
Lt. Bak
Police
Anceint world
Egypt
Bak is a former charioteer who is now the Medjay police chief.
The Right Hand of Amon (1997)
A Face Turned Backward (1999)
A Vile Justice (1999)
A Curse of Silence (2000)
A Place of Darkness (2001)
A Cruel Deceit (2002)
Flesh of the God (2003)
A Path of Shadows (2003)

 


Harper, Karen
Elizabeth I / Bess Tudor
Amateur
1500's
England
Mysteries surrounding the Queen.
The Tidal Poole (2000)
The Poyson Garden (2000)
The Twilight Tower (2001)
The Queen's Cure (2002)
The Queen's Christmas (2003)
The Thorne Maze (2003)

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J
Jackson, Marian J.A. (Marian Rogers)
Abigail Patience Danforth
Private Investigator
early 1900's
England and United States
Danforth is an American heiress who want to become the world's first female consulting detective. She gets advice from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Books are a mixture of mystery, adventure and a little romance.
The Punjat's Ruby(1990)
The Arabian Pearl (1990)
Cat's Eye (1991)
Diamond Head (1992)
The Sunken Treasure (1994)


Jakeman, Jane
Ambrose Malfine
Amateur
19th Century
England
Malfine is a lord and heir to an estate in West Country, England.
Let There Be Blood (1997)
The Egyptian Coffin (1998)
Fool's Gold (1998)


Jennings, Maureen
William Murdoch
Police
19th Century
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Murdoch was Toronto's first and only police detective in 1890's Toronto.
Except the Dying (1997)
  Anthony and Ellis nominee
Under the Dragon's Tail (1998)
Poor Tom is Cold (2001)
Let Loose the Dogs (2003)



K

King, Laurie R.
Mary Russell
Amateur
1920's
London, England
Russell is a student of Sherlock Holmes. She helps him solve some cases.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994)
  Agatha nominee
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995)
  Nero Wolfe winner
A Letter of Mary (1996)
The Moor (1998)
O Jerusalem (1999)
Justice Hall (2002)


Kingsbury, Kate (Doreen Roberts)
Cecily Sinclair
Amateur
Edwardian England
England
Sinclair is a the owner of the Pennyfoot Hotel.
Room With a Clue (1993)
Do Not Disturb (1994)
Service for Two (1994)
Eat, Drink, and Be Buried (1994)
Check-out Time (1995)
Grounds for Murder (1995)
Pay the Piper (1996)
Chivalry is Dead (1996)
Ring for Tomb Service (1997)
Death with Reservations (1998)
Dying Room Only (1998)
Maid to Murder (1999)
No Clue at the Inn (2003)


Knight, Alanna
Jeremy Faro
Police
Victorian
Edinburgh, England
Faro is a widowed police inspector with two daughters. He is occasionally assisted by his stepson, Dr. Vincent Laurie.

Enter Second Murderer (1988)
Bloodline (1989)
Deadly Beloved (1989)
Killing Cousins (1990)
A Quiet Death (1991)
To Kill a Queen (1992)
The Evil That Men Do (1993)
The Missing Duchess (1994)
The Bull Slayers (1995)
Murder by Appointment (1996)
The Coffin Lane Murders (1998)  


Kruger, Mary
Brooke Cassidy & Matt Devlin
Private investigator
19th Century
Newport, Rhode Island
Cassidy is a debutante and Devlin is a former police detective turned private investigator.

Death on the Cliff Walk (1994)
No Honeymoon for Death (1995)
Masterpiece of Murder (1996)




L
Lake, Deryn (Dinah Lampitt)
John Rawlings & the Blind Beak
Amateur
18th Century
London, England
Rawlings is a apothecary who solves mysteries with his friend John Fielding, a blind magistrate.
Death in The Dark Walk (1994)
Death at the Beggar's Opera (1995)
Death at the Devil's Tavern (1996)
Death on the Romney Marsh (1998)
Death in the Peerless Pool (1999)
Death at St. James Palace (2002)
Death in the West Wind (2003)
Death in the Valley of Shadows (2003)


Laurence, Janet
Canaletto
Amateur
18th Century
London, England
Canaletto is a Venetian painter who travels to London in search of income.
Canaletto and the Case of the Westminister Bridge (1998)
The Case of the Privvy Garden (1999)
Canalette and the Case of Bonnie Prince Charlie (2002)


Lawrence, Margaret (Margaret Keilstrup Lorens)
Hannah Trevor
Amateur
18th Century
Maine
Trevor is a widowed midwife in 1780's Maine.
Hearts and Bones (1996)
  Agatha, Anthony, Edgar & Macavity nominee
Blood Red Roses (1997)
The Burning Bride (1998)
The Iceweaver (2000)


Lee, W.W. (Wendi Lee)
Jefferson Birch
Private Investigator
19th Century
Old West
Birch is an agent for Tisdale Investigations in the Old West.

Rogue's Gold (1989)
Rustler's Venom (1990)
Rancher's Blood (1991)
Robber's Trail (1992)
Outlaw's Fortune (1993)
Cannon's Revenge (1995)



Linscott, Gillian
Nell Bray
Amateur
Edwardian
England
Bray is an Edwardian suffragette. The first book takes place in the resort town of Biarritz; the second moves into a military hospital during World War I.
Sister Beneath the Sheet (1991)
Hanging on the Wire (1992)
Stage Fright (1993)
An Easy Day for a Lady (1994)
  (aka Widow's Peak)
Crown Witness (1995)
Dead Man's Sweetheart (1996)
  (aka Dead Man's Music)
Dance on Blood (1998)
Absent Friends (1999)



M
Meyers, Annette
Olivia Brown
Private investigator
1920's
New York City
Brown lives in Greenwich village, is a poet and training to be a private investigator.
Free Love (1999)
Murder Me Now (2000)


Meyers, Maan (Annette and Martin Meyers)
Tonneman (various family members)
Police & Amateur
1664 - 1895
New Amsterdam, NY
These books trace the Tonneman family history. Each book features a mystery from a different period in New York City. Tonneman is the sheriff of New Amsterdam (historic New York) in the first book.
The Dutchman (1992)  1664
The Kingbridge Plot (1993)  1775
The High Constable (1994) 1808
The Dutchman's Dilemma (1995) 1675
The House on Mulberry Street (1996) 1895
The Lucifer Contract (1998) 1864


Miles, Margaret
Charlotte Willett and Richard Longfellow
Amateur
18th Century
Massachusetts
Willett is a widowed farm owner who with her neighbor, Longfellow (a farmer and scientist), join forces to solve mysteries.
A Wicked Way to Burn (1998)
Too Soon for Flowers (1999)
No Rest for the Dove (2000)
A Mischief in the Snow (2001)




Monfredo, Miriam Grace
Glynis Tryon
Amateur
mid 19th century
Seneca Falls, NY
Tryon is a librarian and suffragette. In the first book she meets Elizabeth Cady Stanton at the historic meeting for women's rights. The second book deals with the Underground Railway.
Seneca Falls Inheritance (1992)
  Agatha & Macavity nominee
North Star Conspiracy (1993)
Blackwater Spirits (1995)
Through a Gold Eagle (1996)
The Stalking Horse (1998)
Must the Maiden Die (1999)
Sisters of Cain (2000)
Brothers of Cain (2001)
Children of Cain (2002)


Myers, Amy
Auguste Didier
Amateur
Victorian
England
Didier is a British-French master chef who gets involved in various mysteries.
Murder in Pug's Parlour (1986)
Murder in the Limelight (1986)
Murder at Plums (1989)
Murder at the Masque (1991)
Murder Makes an Entree (1992)
Murder Under the Kissing Bough (1992)
Murder in the Smokehouse (1994)
Murder at the Music Hall (1995)
Murder in the Motor Stable (1996)
Murder with Majesty (1999)
Murder in the Queen's Boudoir (2000)



N
Newman, Sharan
Catherine LeVendeur
Amateur
12th century
France
LeVendeur is a spunky, sensible, determined novice nun who joins forces with a sculptor's apprentice to uncover some evil doings.
Death Comes as Epiphany (1993)
   Macavity winner; Agatha, Anthony nominee
The Devil's Door (1994)
The Wandering Arm (1995)
  Agatha nominee
Strong As Death (1996)
  Agatha nominee
Cursed in the Blood (1998)
The Difficult Saint (1999)
To Wear the White Cloak (2000)
Heresy (2002)
The Outcast Dove (2003)



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P
Paige, Robin (Susan Albert and Bill Albert)
Kathryn Ardleigh
Amateur
Victorian era
US and England
Ardleigh is an American author who travels to England to be the secretary of an aunt she never knew she had. She meets a forensic scientist who becomes her detecting partner. Each book features a different 'real' Victorian person, such as Beatrix Potter and Rudyard Kipling.

Death at Bishop's Keep (1994)
Death at Gallows Green (1995)
Death at Daisy's Folly (1997)
Death at Devil's Bridge (1998)
Death at Rottingdean (1999)
Death at Whitechapel (2000)
Death at Epsom Downs (2001)
Death at Dartmoor (2002)
Death at Glamis Castle (2003)
Death in Hyde Park (2004)


Paul, Barbara
Enrico Caruso & Geraldine Farrar
Amateur
1910's
New York
The characters are an Italian tenor and an American soprano
A Cadenza for Caruso (1984)
Prima Donna at Large (1985)
A Chorus of Detectives (1987)


Peart, Jane
Various women
Amateur
Victorian
England
The books feature various young Victorian women at the Edgecliffe Manor.
Web of Deception (1996)
Shadow of Fear (1996)
A Perilous Bargain (1997)
Thread of Suspicion (1998)
A Sinister Silence (2001)


Penman, Sharon Kay
Justin de Quincy
Private Investigator
12th Century
England
Justin is a spy and confidant for Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. The books feature real and fictional characters of the era.
The Queen's Man (1996)
  Edgar nominee  
Cruel as the Grave (1998)
Dragon's Lair (2003)


Perry, Anne
William Monk
Police & Private Investigator
Victorian era (1850's)
England
In the first book Monk wakes up in a hospital with no recall of his memory. In each subsequent book he regains part of his memories, some of which deal with his past.
The Face of a Stranger (1990)
   Agatha nominee
A Dangerous Mourning (1991)
Defend and Betray (1992)
   Agatha nominee
A Sudden, Fearful Death (1993)
Sins of the Wolf (1994)
Cain His Brother (1995)
Weighed in the Balance (1996)
The Silent Cry (1997)
A Breach of Promise (1998)
  (aka Whited Sepulchres)
A Twisted Root (1999)
Slaves of Obsession (2000)
Funeral in Blue (2001)
Death of a Stranger (2002)


Perry, Anne
Thomas & Charlotte Pitt
Police
Victorian era (1880's)
England
Thomas is an Inspector. His wife assists with his cases.
The Cater Street Hangman (1979)
Callander Square (1980)
Paragon Walk (1981)
Resurrection Row (1981)
Rutland Place (1983)
Bluegate Fields (1984)
Death in the Devil's Acre (1985)
Cardington Crescent (1987)
Silence in Hanover Close (1988)
Bethlehem Road (1990)
Highgate Rise (1991)
Belgrave Square (1992)
Farrier's Lane (1993)
The Hyde Park Headsman (1994)
Traitor's Gate (1995)
Pentecost Alley (1996)
  Edgar nominee
Ashworth Hall (1997)
Brunswick Gardens (1998)
Bedford Square (1999)
Half Moon Street (2000)
Whitechapel Conspiracy (2001)
Southampton Row (2002)
Seven Dials (2003)


Peters, Elizabeth (Barbara Mertz)
Amelia Peabody
Amateur
Victorian
various
Peabody is a Victorian archaeologist.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (1975)
The Curse of the Pharoahs (1981)
The Mummy Case (1985)
Lion in the Valley (1986)
The Deeds of the Disturber (1988)
The Last Camel Died at Noon (1991)
  Agatha nominee
The Snake, The Crocodile and the Dog (1992)
  Agatha nominee
The Hippopotamus Pool (1996)
Seeing a Large Cat (1997)
   Agatha nominee
The Ape Who Guards the Balance (1998)
The Falcon at the Portal (1999)
He Shall Thunder in the Sky (2000)
Lord of the Silent (2001)
The Golden One (2002)
Children of the Storm (2003)
Guardian of the Horizon (2004)


Peters, Ellis
Brother Cadfael
Amateur
12th Century - Medieval
Shrewsbury, England
Brother Cadfael is a Welsh Benedictine monk and herbalist at a monastery in Shrewsbury, England.
A Morbid Taste for Bones (1977)
One Corpse Too Many (1979)
Monk's Hood (1980)
St. Peter's Fair (1981)
The Leper of St. Giles (1981)
The Virgin in the Ice (1982)
The Sanctuary Sparrow (1983)
The Devil's Novice (1983)
Dead Man's Ransom (1984)
The Pilgrim of Hate (1984)
An Excellent Mystery (1985)
The Raven in the Foregate (1986)
The Rose Rent (1986)
The Hermit of Eyton Forest (1987)
Black is the Colour of My True Love's Heart (1988)    
The Confession of Brother Haluin (1988)
The Heretic's Apprentice (1989)
The Potter's Field (1989)
The Summer of the Danes (1991)
The Holy Thief (1992)
Brother Cadfael's Penance (1994)
   



Powell, Deborah
Hollis Carpenter
Amateur
1930's
Houston, Texas
Carpenter is a female crime reporter.
Bayou City Secrets (1991)
Houston Town (1992)


Q


R
Robb, Candace M.
Owen Archer
Detective Spy
medieval
York, England
Archer is a spy for the Archbishop
The Apothecary Rose (1993)
The Lady Chapel (1994)
The Nun's Tale (1995)
The King's Bishop (1996)
The Riddle of St. Leonard's (1996)
A Gift of Sanctuary (1998)
A Spy for the Redeemer (1999)
A Trust Betrayed (2001)
The Cross-Legged Knight (2003)


Robinson, Lynda S.
Lord Meren
Private Investigator
ancient (during King Tut's reign)
Egypt
Meren is Tut's chief investigator.
Murder in the Place of Anubis (1994)
Murder at the God's Gate (1995)
Murder at the Feast of Rejoicing (1996)
Eater of Souls (1997)
Drinker of Blood (1998)
Slayer of Gods (2001)
The Egyptian (2002)


Roe, Caroline (Medora Sale)
Isaac & Bishop Berenguer
Amateur
14th Century
Spain
Isaac is a blind Jewish physician who solves mysteries with the Bishop of Girona.
Remedy for Treason (1998)
Cure for a Charlatan (1999)
Antidote for Avarice (2000)
Solace for a Sinner (2000)
A Potion for a Widow (2001)
A Draught for a Dead Man (2003)
A Poultice for a Healer (2003)


Rogow, Roberta
Charles Dodgson & Conan Doyle
Amateur
19th Century
England
Sherlock Holmes' creator, Dr. Conan Doyle, and his mathematician professor friend Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) join forces for solve mysteries.
The Problem of the Missing Miss (1998)
  (aka The Problem of the Missing Hoyden)
The Problem of the Spiteful Spiritualist (1999)
The Problem of the Evil Editor (2000)
The Problem of the Surly Servant (2001)


Ross, Kate
Julian Kestrel
Amateur
19th century
London, England
Kestrel is a clever amateur sleuth whose manservant is a former pickpocket.
Cut to the Quick (1993)
A Broken Vessel (1994)
  Gargoyle winner
Whom the Gods Love (1995)
The Devil in Music (1997)
  Agatha winner


Rowland, Laura Joh
Sano Ichiro
Police
17th Century
Japan
Ichiro is a samurai and police officer in the Japanese capital of Edo.
Shinju (1994)
  Hammett nominee
Bundori (1996)
The Way of the Traitor (1997)
  (aka Irizumi)
The Concubine's Tattoo (1998)
The Samurai's Wife (2000)
Black Lotus (2001)
Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria (2002)
The Dragon King's Palace (2003)



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Sedley, Kate (Brenda Honeyman Clarke)
Roger the Chapman
Amateur
15th century
England
Roger is a chapman (peddlar) who meets the Duke of Gloucester and future king Richard III during the last years of the War of Roses (1455-1485)
Death and the Chapman (1992)
The Plymouth Cloak (1993)
The Weaver's Tale (1993)
  (aka The Hanged Man)
The Holy Innocents (1994)
The Eve of St. Hyacinth (1995)
The Wicked Winter (1996)
The Brothers of Glastonbury (1997)
The Weaver's Inheritance (1998)
Saint John's Fern (1999)
The Goldsmith's Daughter (2001)
The Lammas Feast (2002)
Nine Men Dancing (2003)


Shah, Diane K.
Paris Chandler
Private Investigator
1940's
Hollywood, CA
Chandler is a PI, Hollywood insider, and assistant to the gossip columnist on an LA newspaper.
As Crime Goes By (1990)
Dying Cheek to Cheek (1992)


Smith, Sarah
Alexander von Reisden & Perdita Halley
Amateur
1900's
Boston, Massachusetts; Paris, France
Reisden is a biochemist who teams up with Halley, an aspiring pianist, to solve mysteries.
The Vanished Child (Boston) (1992)
The Knowledge of Water (Paris) (1996)
A Citizen of the Country (Paris) (2000)



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Todd, Marilyn
Claudia Seferius
Amateur
Ancient - 13 BC
Rome, Italy
A Roman woman tries to make a living and has some difficulties.
I, Claudia (1995)
Virgin Territory (1996)
Man Eater (1997)
Wolf Whistle (1998)
Virgin Territory (1998)
Black Salamander (2001)
Dark Horse (2002)
Dream Boat (2002)
Second Act (2003)


Tone, Teona
Kyra Keaton
Private Investigator
19th Century
Washington, DC
Keaton, heir to an industrial fortune, turns her talents to her detective agency.
Lady on the Line (1983)
Full Cry (1985)


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W
Woodward, Ann
Lady Aoi
Amateur
11th Century
Kyoto, Japan
Aoi is an educated widowed lady-in-waiting who was trained in the Chinese healing arts.
The Exile Way (1996)
Of Death and Black Rivers (1998)


Woodworth, Deborah
Rose Callahan
Amateur
1930's
North Homage, Kentuky
Callahan is a trustee for a Shaker group.
Death of a Winter Shaker (1997)
A Deadly Shaker Spring (1998)
Sins of a Shaker Summer (1999)
A Simple Shaker Murder (2000)
Killing Gifts (2001)
Dancing Dead (2002)



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