Alphabet in Historical Crime Fiction - A

I am joining in on the Alphabet in Crime Fiction Community Meme. I'm a bit behind as I think most postings are on the letter F or G. I'm starting with A. I'm also going to focus mostly on historical mysteries. Some bloggers are going by title, others are listing authors. I'm going to do my best to stick to authors.

A

Rennie Airth

Inspector John Madden of Scotland Yard, a shell-shocked veteran of World War I

• River of Darkness (1999)Finalist 2000 Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel, Finalist 2000 Anthony Award for Best Mystery, Finalist 2000 Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel, Finalist 2000 Historical Dagger Award, Finalist 2000 Macavity Award for Best First Novel


• The Blood-Dimmed Tide (2001)Finalist 2006 Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel


• The Dead of Winter (2009)Finalist 2009 Historical Dagger Award

Bruce Alexander

Sir John Fielding, a blind magistrate and founder of the first police force in 1700s London, England

• Blind Justice (1994)


• Murder in Grub Street (1995)


• Watery Grave (1996)


• Person or Persons Unknown (1997)


• Jack, Knave, and Fool (1998)


• Death of a Colonial (1999)


• The Color of Death (2000)


• Smuggler's Moon (2001)


• An Experiment in Treason (2002)


• The Price of Murder (2003)


• Rules of Engagement (2005)

Tasha Alexander

Lady Emily Ashton, a young widow in Victorian London, England

• And Only To Deceive (2005)


• A Poisoned Season (2007)


• A Fatal Waltz (2008) Finalist 2009 Bruce Alexander Award


• Tears of Pearl (2009)

Susanne Alleyn

Aristide Ravel, a young investigator and freelance undercover agent, around the time of the French Revolution (late 18th century), in Paris, France

• Game of Patience (2006)


• A Treasury of Regrets (2007)


• The Cavalier of the Apocalypse (2009)

Anna Apostolou (aka Paul Doherty)

Alexander the Great

• Murder in Macedon (1997)


• A Murder in Thebes (1998)


• The House of Death (2001)


• The Godless Man (2002)


• The Gates of Hell (2003)

Suzanne Arruda

Jade del Cameron, an ambulance driver in WWI and adventurer in 1919-1920s colonial East Africa

• Mark of the Lion (2006)


• Stalking Ivory (2007)


• The Serpent’s Daughter (2008)


• The Leopard’s Prey (2009)


• Treasure of the Golden Cheetah (2009)

Maureen Ash

Bascot de Marins, a Templar Knight recovering from imprisonment in the holy lands, in the early 1200s, in England

• The Alehouse Murders (2007)


• Death of a Squire (2008)


• A Plague of Poison (2009)


• Murder for Christ’s Mass (due December 1, 2009)

Mike Ashley - Editor of Historical Anthologies

• Historical Whodunnits [1993]


• Historical Detectives [1995]


• Classical Whodunnits [1996]


• New Sherlock Holmes Adventures [1997]


• Shakespearean Whodunnits [1997]


• Shakespearean Detectives [1998]


• Royal Whodunnits [1999]


• More Historical Whodunnits [2001]


• Egyptian Whodunnits [2002]


• Ancient Roman Whodunnits [2003]


• Roaring Twenties Whodunnits [2004]


• Historical Whodunnits: vol. 3 [2005] (US Edition: New Historical Whodunnits)


• Jacobean Whodunnits [2006]


• Dickensian Whodunnits [2007]

So that's it. I may have missed some authors; these are the one of which I'm aware. I've read in most of these series.

Have a good Sunday! I'm to do more cleaning and walk Tug. Woo hoo!

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster