Authors like laurie r king

Collected in one volume, a monstrous regiment of women, a letter of mary, and the moor, featuring the retired sherlock holmes and his disciple mary russell, by. King, jacqueline winspear, winspear, louise penny, susan elia macneal. A guide to cozy mystery and other favorite books, movies, and tv. Author laurie r kings complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability.

King is back again to show readers what kate martinellis got. If you like psychological thrillers, i also recommend jonathan. Her yearly novels range from police procedurals and standalones to a historical series about mary russell and sherlock holmes beginning with the beekeepers apprentice. She schooled in california and earned a bachelors degree in comparative religion from the university of california, santa cruz in the year 1977. King is a third generation californian with a background in theology, whose first crime novel 1993.

Im hoping youll be willing to give me a suggestion or two i especially love jacqueline winspear maisie dobbs and carola dunn daisy dalrymple. King books in both chronological order and publication order. Jul 24, 2011 here is the second author who diana would like to find authors who are similar. King is the new york times bestselling author of numerous books, including the mary russell and sherlock holmes stories. As much as i like liam neeson and i do he has the wrong. If you like alan bradley you might like similar authors laurie r.

The kate martinelli series began in 1993 with a grave talent. King is the new york times bestselling author of 27 novels and other works, including the mary russellsherlock holmes stories. If you do, we know it will be a high quality program we can all be proud of. The voynich code the worlds most mysterious manuscript the secrets of nature duration. She is also the author of the novels a darker place and califias daughters written under the pen name leigh richards. King manages to combine theology with crime, just like in the previous book. Kings sherlock holmes from the worlds largest community of readers. King is a mystery writer who has taken on iconic sherlock holmes and given him a firebrand of a partner in mary russell. She is probably the only writer to have both an edgar and an honorary doctorate in theology.

Kings first book, a grave talent, came out in 1993, she has gained a reputation as a prizewinning, bestselling author who holds an undying place in the hearts of readers ranging from fourteen yearold girls to members of the house of lords to ninety yearold retired air force colonels. Handpicked recommendations to authors who have a similar writing style to laurie r. Dreaming spies laurie kings new york times bestselling novels of suspense featuring mary russell and her husband, sherlock holmes, are critically acclaimed and beloved by readers for the author s adept interplay of history and adventure. Kings historical novels allow her to explore ideas such as the. The complete series list for a mary russell novel laurie r. King is one of my favorite authors of historical crime fiction, and ever since my sister finally convinced me to read the beekeepers apprentice, king s first novel starring sherlock holmes and his assistant later to be his spouse mary russell, ive been hooked on the series. King, author of the beekeepers apprentice, on librarything. Born in oakland, california, king earned a degree in comparative religion from the university of california, santa cruz in 1977 and a masters in theology from the. King december 23, 2014 mysterypeoplescottleave a comment. Handpicked recommendations to authors who have a similar writing style to laurie.

King born september 19, 1952 is an american author best known for her detective fiction life and career. King has a historical series the mary russellsherlock holmes books and a lessfrequently updated modern series featuring the detective kate martinelli. Kings books in order of when they were originally published. I prefer the former, but it sounds like you might like the latter both series overlap in the art of detection. Kate is a san francisco police officer and a lesbian. Her two series include a mystery series featuring mary russell, an apprenticepartner of sherlock holmes and a contemporary series featuring san francisco cop kate martinelli. The story starts off with a group of homeless people cremating a loved pet dog in the golden gate park of san francisco. A master storyteller michael connelly a triumph of plotting. King is the author of the kate martinelli novels and the acclaimed mary russell and sherlock holmes series of mysteriesincluding the the beekeepers apprentice and o, jerusalem. She has won an alphabet of prizes from agatha to wolfe, been chosen as guest of honor at several.

Authors who are similar to jacqueline winspear the cozy. Laurie r king has has been writing crime fiction since 1987 and won many awards for her work in fiction including the prestigious john creasey dagger, the edgar, the nero and macavity awards. A novel of suspense featuring mary russell and sherlock holmes king, laurie r. King is the new york times bestselling author of 25 novels and other works, including the mary russellsherlock holmes stories from the beekeepers apprentice, named one of the 20th centurys best crime novels by the imba, to the murder of mary russell. Mar 31, 2017 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The last thing mary russell and her husband, sherlock holmes, need is to help an old friend with her mad, missing aunt. Click on an author s name learn more about them and see a partial list of their books. King s historical novels allow her to explore ideas such as the. Kings new york times bestselling series featuring mary russell and sherlock holmes is the most sustained feat of imagination in mystery fiction today lee child. Books by laurie r king authors like laurie r king what. She has been guest of honor at several crime conventions and is probably the only writer to have both an edgar award and an honorary. Her books have won the edgar, creasey, wolfe, lambda, and.

King is the new york times bestselling author of 27 novels and other works, including the mary russellsherlock holmes stories from the beekeepers apprentice, named one of the 20th centurys best crime novels by the imba, to 2018s island of the mad. I love the theology part of the story, with a papyrus that could very well be written by mary magdalene. King, including the beekeepers apprentice, and a monstrous regiment of women, and more on. King you might like similar authors elizabeth peters, alan bradley, martha grimes, jacqueline winspear, anne perry.

A novel of suspense featuring mary russell and sherlock holmes. King born september 19, 1952 is an american author best known for her detective fiction. She also has some standalone books but they tend more towards the. Kate martinelli is a fictional character created by american author laurie r. The mary russell series books 24 a mary russell mystery. Boris akunin is the pen name of grigory chkhartishvili, who was born. Dec 31, 2019 download audiobooks by laurie r king at and save. Normally, the authorities are willing to look away over incidents like this and ignore a few bent regulations. King was born on september 19th, 1952 in oakland, california.