Alphabet in Historical Crime Fiction - C

~ C ~

Rebecca Cantrell

Hannah Vogel, a crime reporter in 1930s Berlin

• A Trace of Smoke (2009)


• A Night of Long Knives (due June 2010)

Marion Chesney

Captain Harry Cartwright, a wounded, bitter survivor of the Boer War, now a “fixer,” and Lady Rose Summer, in Edwardian England

• Snobbery with Violence (2003)


• Hasty Death (2004)


• Sick of Shadows (2005)


• Our Lady of Pain (2006)

P.F. Chisholm

Sir Robert Carey, a nobleman in Elizabethan England

• A Famine of Horses (1994)


• A Season of Knives (1995)


• A Surfeit of Guns (1996)


• A Plague of Angels (1998)

Jill Churchill

Lily Brewster, socialite and her brother, Robert Brewster, victims of the stock market crash of 1929

• Anything Goes (1999)


• In the Still of the Night (2000)


• Someone To Watch Over Me (2001)


• Love for Sale (2003)


• It Had To Be You (2004)


• Who’s Sorry Now? (2005)


• Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2009)

Alys Clare

Abbess Helewise and Sir Josse d’Acquin, a French knight, at the Hawkenly Abbey in England during the 12th century

• Fortune Like the Moon (1999)


• Ashes of the Elements (2000)


• The Tavern in the Morning (2000)


• The Chatter of the Maidens (2001)


• The Faithful Dead (2002)


• A Dark Night Hidden (2004)


• Whiter Than the Lily (2004)


• Girl in a Red Tunic (2005)


• Heart of Ice (2006)


• The Enchanter’s Forest (2007)


• The Paths of the Air (2008)


• The Joys of My Life (2009)

Lassair, a 14-year-old girl with special gifts training to be a healer in a Fenland village, in 11th century England

• Out of the Dawn Light (2009)

Cassandra Clark

Abbess of Meaux Mysteries Sister Hildegaard Northern England 1380s

• Hangman Blind (2008)


• The Red Velvet Turnshoe (2009)

Rory Clements

John Shakespeare, elder brotherof playwright William Shakespeareand investigator for Queen Elizabeth IEngland 1580s-1590s

• Martyr (2009)


• Revenger (April 2010)

Michael Clynes

Sir Roger Shallot, agent of Cardinal Wolsey in England

• The White Rose Murders (1991)


• The Poisoned Chalice (1992)


• The Grail Murders (1993)


• A Brood of Vipers (1994)


• The Gallows Murders (1995)


• The Relic Murders (1996)

Max Allan Collins

Nate Heller, a 1930s ex-cop turned private eye, in Chicago, Illinois

• True Detective (1983) 1984 Shamus Award for Best Novel


• True Crime (1984) Finalist 1985 Shamus Award for Best Novel


• The Million-Dollar Wound (1986) Finalist 1987 Shamus Award for Best NovelFinalist 1987 Macavity Award for Best Novel


• Neon Mirage (1988) Finalist 1989 Shamus Award for Best Novel


• Dying in the Post-War World (1991)


• Stolen Away (1991) 1992 Shamus Award for Best Novel


• Carnal Hours (1994) Finalist 1995 Shamus Award for Best Novel


• Blood and Thunder (1995)


• Damned in Paradise (1996) Finalist 1997 Shamus Award for Best Novel


• Flying Blind (1998) Finalist 1999 Shamus Award for Best Novel


• Majic Man (1999)


• Angel in Black (2001) Finalist 2002 Shamus Award for Best Novel


• Kisses of Death (2001)


• Chicago Confidential (2002)

Eliot Ness, a 1930s public safety officer in Cleveland, Ohio

• The Dark City (1987)


• Butcher's Dozen (1988)


• Bullet Proof (1989)


• Murder by the Numbers (1993)

Stand Alones:

• The Titanic Murders (1999)


• The Hindenburg Murders (2000) Finalist 2001 Shamus Award for Best Paperback


• The Pearl Harbor Murders (2001)


• Road to Perdition (2002)


• The Lusitania Murders (2002) Finalist 2003 Shamus Award for Best Paperback


• The London Blitz Murders (2004) Finalist 2005 Shamus Award for Best Paperback


• Road to Perdition: On the Road (2004)


• The War of the Worlds Murder (2005) Finalist 2006 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel

Judith Cook

Simon Forman, a physician-astrologer in Elizabethan London, England:

• Death of a Lady’s Maid (1997)


• Murder at the Rose (1998)


• Blood on the Borders (1999)


• Kill the Witch (1999)


• School of the Night (2000)

Saturday

I've been really tired the past couple evenings but I'm beginning to wonder if it's because another cold is trying to take hold. I was up at 3 this morning with a sinus headache and sneezing and I'm feeling a little snuffly this morning. I'm saying: NOOO!! I apparently woke Steve up with my sneezing so he got up and then got talking and talking and I don't think we went back to bed for another hour. So we did sleep in this morning -- even me.

This afternoon we have to head over to the in-laws for dinner. The good news is that we didn't have to participate this year in the Christmas parade last night --- woo hoo! It's always cold and nasty and such a bother.

I've got about a quarter left to read of the Crombie. I should go to the library today and tell them to declare the two books they haven't checked in on their new system as lost. I turned them in on November 9th and they are still showing checked out. The next day or two later they transitioned to a new catalogue system and I've spoken to one of the librarians -- she hates it, it's difficult and complicated and they've lost my books. So it's Not My Fault.

Have a good Saturday ....

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

Not a food coma .. just tired

The day went well, busier on the phones than we thought. Walked Tug, had dinner, watched Say Yes to the Dress. I'm going to read a bit more of the Crombie and then turn in. Last night I went to bed shortly after 8. I think I'm still catching up on sleep. See you in the morning...

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

Happy Fangsgiving!

I hope everyone is spending some time today with friends or family. I'm appreciating and giving thanks for my family, my job, and the many opportunities I have for a pretty comfortable life in this country.

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

My evil plan is working: cuteness even while I sleep - bwahaha!

A bit tired tonight. Work was fine, no real problem calls (knock wood). The days actually go by quickly when I'm on the phone. Tomorrow morning I have to go in early to give blood for labs. At lunch I probably need to go gas the car and pick up shipping envelopes. On Friday I need to go to the post office. Lisa and family will be in town tomorrow night so heading over to M&D's after walking Tug.

Currently reading WATER LIKE A STONE by Deborah Crombie. This is 11th of 13 in series featuring Duncan Kincaid, a Scotland Yard superintendent, and Gemma James, a sergeant, in London, England. Here is a description:

Duncan Kincaid of Scotland Yard and Gemma James of the Notting Hill Metropolitan Police in the English countryside with the children to celebrate Christmas with Kincaid's family. But the trip turns into a busman's holiday when Kincaid's sister, Juliet Newcombe, finds the mummified corpse of an infant in the wall of a building she's renovating. That discovery proves but the first of many mysteries that soon invade the quiet Cheshire community—a woman who once worked as a social worker is murdered, and Juliet finds evidence that her own husband and his partner may be embezzlers.

It was published in 2007, is a Finalist 2008 Macavity Award for Best Novel, and has 416 pages.

I watched V tonight. Looks like it will be the last episode now until March. That sucks - getting one hooked on the storylines with about five episodes and then pulling the plug.

I'm too tired to read much news so I think I'll read a few pages but probably get a jump on sleep since the morning will come early.

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

Just give me the damn cookie

Soooo close to finished FEAR IN THE FOREST by Bernard Knight. Merely pages left until the end but events conspired against me during breaks today at work. So after I finish this post I WILL complete the book tonight.

Next up will probably be the next in series for me by Deborah Crombie since that is a library book.

Work was okay. I took 33 calls. I drink from pop and water all day to keep my throat lubricated but I think I may need to switch to warm/hot liquid to do a better job of it. Which means getting a better keep-hot cup or find a cup warmer and then another multi-plug doohicky because I've run out of open plugs. Can't lose the voice or mess with the vocal cords -- gotta keep this job. I spoke with one guy -- this was after 3 in the afternoon -- ask me how I could be so perky that late in the afternoon and that I had a great laugh. Wasn't that nice? And it was very nice being able to go home at 4:30 since my day started at 7:30.

So tomorrow at lunch break I need to go to Albertsons -- there's one just two blocks away from work -- and pick up a couple things missing from Thanksgiving and tomorrow night I need to vacuum again since there won't be time on Wednesday evening. I swear, my dog is the messiest critter... I'll vacuum on Saturday morning and by Saturday evening he's strewn his toys around and left dog cookie crumbs on the carpet.

A heard a local radio station today playing only Christmas music. Can we please at least get past Thanksgiving. There are houses in our neighborhood who have had their outdoor Christmas lights on for at least two weeks. And I saw a lighted Christmas tree in a window yesterday evening. Soon we'll have Christmas beginning at Labor Day, for heaven's sake. Oy. I like the holiday, don't get me wrong but let it be special during it's own time period. Steve told me that I think it was Best Buy that was open on Thanksgiving Day. That's pathetic. We're losing Thanksgiving, a holiday I'm rather fond of because the focus is on family gathering and good food not gift giving and receiving. Bah humbug and all that.

Did I tell you Steve and I watched the DVD Up on Saturday night. Excellent animation and a cute story, especially if you're a couple who's getting older and don't have kids. There were a few laugh out loud moments, too. We can't wait now to see the new Harry Potter film since we missed in the theater this summer because of my infection. December 8th is the release date and I plan to get it.

Speaking of release dates, next Tuesday, December 1st, I've got to hit the bookstore to pick up a couple new releases in paperback -- the new Maureen Ash and the Margaret Frazer -- yippee!!

Okay, I've got to be done now so I can finish my book. G'night!

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

Alphabet in Historical Crime Fiction - B

Here is a second installment of the Alphabet in Historical Crime Fiction. I'll only be listing a few here, not comprehensive by any means. For a more thorough accounting, you can go to www.crimethrutime.com.

~B~

TF Banks

Henry Morton of the Bow Street Runners, in Regency London, England

• The Thief Taker (2001)


• The Emperor’s Assassin (2003)

Stephanie Barron

Jane Austen, a famous author in Regency England

• Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (1997)


• Jane and the Man of the Cloth (1997)


• Jane and the Wandering Eye (1998)


• Jane and the Genius of the Place (1999)


• Jane and the Stillroom Maid (2000)


• Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House (2001)


• Jane and the Ghosts of Netley (2003)


• Jane and His Lordship’s Legacy (2005)


• Jane and the Barque of Frailty (2006)

Standalones:

• A Flaw in the Blood (2008)


• The White Garden: A Novel of Virginia Woolf (2009)

Simon Beaufort

Sir Geoffrey Mappestone, a knight during the time of the Crusades

• Murder in the Holy City (1998)


• A Head for Poisoning (1999)


• The Bishop’s Brood (2003)


• The King’s Spies (2004)


• The Coiners’ Quarrel (2004)

Albert Bell

Pliny the Younger, a wealthy young aristocrat in 1st century Rome

• All Roads Lead to Murder (2002)


• The Blood of Caesar (2008)

Rhys Bowen

Molly Murphy, an Irish immigrant in early 20th-century who wants to be a private investigator, in New York City

• Murphy’s Law (2001) 2001 Agatha Award for Best Novel


• Death of Riley (2002) Finalist 2002 Agatha Award for Best Novel


• For the Love of Mike (2003)2004 Anthony Award for Best Historical Novel, Finalist 2004 Macavity Award for Best Novel


• In Like Flynn (2005) Finalist 2006 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel


• Oh Danny Boy (2006) 2007 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel, Finalist 2007 Barry Award for Best Novel


• In Dublin’s Fair City (2007)


• Tell Me, Pretty Maiden (2008) Finalist 2009 Bruce Alexander Award


• In a Gilded Cage (2009)


• The Last Illusion (due March 2, 2010)

Lady Georgiana, minor royalty in 1930s England

• Her Royal Spyness (2007) Finalist 2007 Agatha Award for Best Novel, Finalist 2008 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel


• A Royal Pain (2008) 2009 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel, Finalist 2008 Agatha Award for Best Novel, Finalist 2009 Bruce Alexander Award


• Royal Flush (2009)

Emily Brightwell

Inspector Witherspoon, a policeman, and Mrs. Jeffries, his housekeeper, in Victorian London

• 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 Takes the Stage (1997)


• Mrs. Jeffries Questions the Answer (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)


• Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter (2004)


• Mrs. Jeffries and the Silent Knight (2005)


• Mrs. Jeffries Appeals the Verdict (2006)


• Mrs Jeffries and the Best Laid Plans (2007)


• Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen (2007)


• Mrs. Jeffries Holds the Trump (2008)


• Mrs. Jeffries in the Nick of Time (2009)


• Mrs. Jeffries and the Yuletide Weddings (2009)

Fiona Buckley

Ursula Blanchard, Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth I

• To Shield the Queen (1997)


• The Doublet Affair (1998)


• Queen’s Ransom (2000)


• To Ruin a Queen (2000)


• Queen of Ambition (2001)


• A Pawn for a Queen (2002)


• The Fugitive Queen (2004)


• The Siren Queen (2004)

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster