These are modern authors whose first book was published after 1990. This list is not meant to include all authors during
the period, but only those whose books that I have read and enjoyed. Mysteries published prior to 1990 may be found at
American Mysteries
Susan Wittig Albert - Ms. Albert write a series about China Bayles,
the owner of an herb shop in a small town in Texas. Also Ms. Albert and her husband, Bill, write a series of Victorian
mysteries under the name of Robin Paige.
Donna Andrews - If you like humor in your mystery, definitely read
Donna Andrews. She writes both the Meg Lanslow series, and the Turing Hopper series. It should be noted that Turing is
the first artificial intelligence detective. Ms. Andrews has won a number of awards including two Agathas and an Anthony.
Sarah Andrews - Ms. Andrews writes a series about forensic geologist Em Hansen. Ms. Andrews has been a working geologist herself and provides a great deal of information about the various aspects of geology to her readers.
Nevada Barr - Her series detective is Anna
Pigeon of the National Park service. Barr was first an actress, then a park ranger, and now is a full time writer.
Her award winning series has been set in a number of national parks, and you will enjoy the vicarious trips to the parks.
You may enjoy watching a video of Nevada Barr reading from her novel Winter Study
Cordelia Francis Biddle - Author of a the Martha Beale series of mysteries set in Philadelphia in
the 1840's. She is also half of the mystery writing team of Nero Blanc
Dana Cameron - Her series detective is American archaeologist Emma Fielding who tends to
find modern bodies in her archaeological digs.
Beverly Connor - American author of the Lindsay Chamberlain series about a forensic archaeologist.
Barbara D'Amato - Author of several series. I'm a fan of the
Cat Marsala series about an investigative journalist in Chicago. Actually Ms. D'Amato first book was published in 1980,
but the Cat Marsala series began in 1990 with the publication of Hardball
Jeanne M. Dams - Ms. Dams is the author of two series. The Dorothy Martin series features an American who is now living in England. The second features Hilda Johannson, a young Swedish immigrant, living in South Bend, Indiana in the early 1900's.
Joanne Dobson - Her series detective is Karen Pelletier, a
professor of English and Women's Studies at a Massachusetts college. This is a very literate and well-written series.
Janet Evanovich - Humorous series featuring Stephanie Plum who is a bounty hunter is New Jersey. Watch this video of a Time magazine interview with Janet Evanovich.
Sara Hoskinson Frommer - Small town mysteries solved by Joan Spencer who is director of the senior citizens center and manager of the local symphony orchestra.
Jane Haddam - Pseudonym of Orania Papazoglou. Ms. Haddam write a series about Gregor Demarkian who is a retired FBI agent who resides in an unbelievably nice and friendly section of Philadelphia. Even though he is retired, Demarkian still finds murders to solve. This series started in 1990, with the
publication of Not a Creature Was Stirring and the each mystery revolved around a holiday. It has recently become more timely and related to current events.
Susan Holtzer - The Anneke Hagen series about a computer programmer who lives in Ann Arbor Michagan.
Laura Lippman - Author of a series about Tess Monaghan, a private investigator and former newspaper reporter in Baltimore, Maryland. Lippman has won both the Edgar and Shamus awards. She has also won the Anthony Award in 2008 for the novel What the Dead Know. Lippman fans will enjoy this video of her interview at Bouchercom in 2008.
S. J. Rozan - Award winning author of a series featuring private detectives Lydia Chin and Bill Smith. You may view a video of her talk at the 2009 National Book Festival.
Lisa Scottolini - Author of series of legal thrillers set in Philadelphia. You will enjoy the video of her talk at the 2009 National Book Festival.
Dana Stabenow - Two mystery series set in Alaska. She won the Edgar Award for
A Cold Day for Murder. Ms. Stabenow summarized all of her Kate Shugak books in 4 minutes in this video.
Combined Sites of Cozy Authors
The Cozy Mystery List - A great site for lovers of cozy mystery lovers with an extensive
list of cozy authors and their works.
Crime and Mystery Fiction - If your favorite author isn't
listed above, look at the Crime and Mystery Fiction web site for lists of authors books and links
to authors web sites.
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