Alphabet in Historical Crime Fiction - G

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Diana Gabaldon

Lord John Grey, a soldier and gentleman, in mid-18th century London

• Lord John and the Private Matter (2003)


• Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (2007)


• Lord John and the Hand of Devils (2007)

Ashley Gardner

Captain Gabriel Lacey, a former cavalry officer in Regency-era London

• The Hanover Square Affair (2003)


• A Regimental Murder (2004)


• The Glass House (2004)


• The Sudbury School Murders (2005)


• A Body in Berkeley Square (2005)


• A Covent Garden Mystery (2006)

Brad Geagley

Semerket, Clerk of Investigations and Secrets Egypt, during the reignof Ramses III (1187-56 BC)

• Year of the Hyenas (2005)


• Day of the False King (2006)

Roberta Gellis

Magdalene la Batarde, a whorehouse madame in 12th-century London

• A Mortal Bane (1999) [r]


• A Personal Devil (2001) [r]


• Bone of Contention (2002) [r]


• Chains of Folly (2006) [r]

Stand alone:

• Lucrezia Borgia and the Mother of Poisons (2003)

Hal Glatzer

Katy Green, a violin player in the Ultra Belles, an all-girl swing band in 1940s California:

• Too Dead to Swing (2002)


• A Fugue in Hell's Kitchen (2004)


• The Last Full Measure (2006)

Janet Gleeson
Worlds of art and cabinetry England 18th Century

• The Grenadillo Box (2002)
• The Serpent in the Garden (2003)
• The Thief Taker (2004) Finalist 2004 Historical Dagger Award

Philip Gooden
Nick Revill, an actor in Shakespearean times in London

• That Sleep of Death (2000)


• Death of Kings (2001)


• The Pale Companion (2002) Finalist 2002 Historical Dagger Award


• Alms for Oblivion (2003)


• Mask of Night (2004)


• An Honourable Murder (2005)

Thomas Ansell, a London attorney who travels to British cathedral towns during the Victorian era

• The Salisbury Manuscript (2008)


• The Durham Disappearance (2009)

Jason Goodwin
Yashim Togalu, a eunuch for an Ottoman sultan, in 1830s Istanbul

• The Janissary Tree (2006) 2007 Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel, Finalist 2006 Historical Dagger Award, Finalist 2007 Macavity Award for Best Novel


• The Snake Stone (2007) Finalist 2007 Historical Dagger Award, Finalist 2008 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel


• The Bellini Card (2009)

Alan Gordon
Feste, aka Theophilos, and Viola, aka Claudia, in early 13th century Europe, in the Fools’ Guild series

• Thirteenth Night (1999) [r]


• The Jester Leaps In (2000) [r]


• A Death in the Venetian Quarter (2002) [r]


• Widow of Jerusalem (2003) [r]


• An Antic Disposition (2004) [r]


• The Lark’s Lament (2007) [r]


• The Moneylender of Toulouse (2008) [r]


• The Parisian Prodigal (due January 19, 2010)

CW Gortner
Brendan Prescott, foundling raised in the Dudley household turned spy, England 1553

• The Secret Lion (2004)
  
  

Kerry Greenwood
Phryne Fisher, in 1920s Melbourne, Australia

• Cocaine Blues (1989) [r]


• Flying Too High (1990) [r]


• Murder on the Ballarat Train (1991) [r]


• Death at Victoria Dock (1992) [r]


• The Green Mill Murder (1993)


• Blood and Circuses (1994)


• Ruddy Gore (1995)


• Urn Burial (1996)


• Raisins and Almonds (1997)


• Death Before Wicket (1999)


• Away with the Fairies (2001)


• Murder in Montparnasse (2002)


• The Castlemaine Murders (2003)


• Queen of the Flowers (2004)


• Death by Water (2005)


• Murder in the Dark (2006)


• A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury (2007)


• Murder on a Midsummer Night (2008)

Susanna Gregory
Matthew Bartholomew, physician, and his colleague Brother Michael, in 14th century Cambridge, England

• A Plague on Both Your Houses (1996) [r]


• An Unholy Alliance (1996) [r]


• A Bone of Contention (1997) [r]


• A Deadly Brew (1998) [r]


• A Wicked Deed (1999) [r]


• A Masterly Murder (2000) [r]


• An Order for Death (2001) [r]


• A Summer of Discontent (2003) [r]


• A Killer in Winter (2003) [r]


• The Hand of Justice (2004) [r]


• The Mark of a Murderer (2006) [r]


• The Tarnished Chalice (2006) [r]


• To Kill or Cure (2008)[r]


• The Devil’s Disciples (2008) [r]


• A Vein of Deceit (2009)

Thomas Chaloner, a reluctant spy in Restoration London

• A Conspiracy of Violence (2006) [r]


• Blood on the Strand (2007) [r]


• The Butcher of Smithfield (2008) [r]


• The Westminster Poisoner (2008) [r]


• Murder on the London Bridge (2009) [r]

[r] = I've read it