Mysteries for Romance Fans

The following list was compiled with the help of numerous people who commented on my post, Mysteries Which Would Appeal to Romance Readers. Thanks to all of you for your recommendations! There are several authors and books on this list which I have yet to read, and I’m looking forward to doing so.

I’ve provided links to all authors’ websites or Wikipedia entries if you want more information about their books. Happy reading!

VINTAGE MYSTERY AUTHORS

Dorothy L. Sayers’ books featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane

Georgette Heyer’s mysteries often contain a romantic subplot

Ngaio Marsh – Roderick Alleyn and Agatha Troy

M.M. Kaye - Death in… series

GOTHIC ROMANCE/MYSTERY AUTHORS

Mary Stewart

Phyllis Whitney

Victoria Holt

Barbara Michaels

HISTORICAL MYSTERY AUTHORS

Lindsey Davis – Marcus Didius Falco series (Ancient Rome)

Ariana Franklin – Adelia Aguilar and Rowley Picot (Medieval England)

C.J. Sansom – Matthew Shardlake Mysteries (Tudor England)

C.S. Harris – Sebastian St. Cyr – Hero Jarvis/Kat Boleyn (Regency England)

Kate Ross – Julian Kestrel series (Regency England)

Ashley Gardner – Captain Lacey series (Regency England)

Tracy Grant – Charles and Mélanie Fraser(Regency England)

P.B. Ryan – The Gilded Age Mysteries

Megan Chance – Author of The Spiritualist and Prima Donna (19th Century New York)

Tasha Alexander – Lady Emily Ashton series (Victorian England)

Deanna Raybourn – Lady Julia Grey and Nicholas Brisbane (Victorian England)

Anne Perry – Thomas and Charlotte Pitt (Victorian England)

Elizabeth Peters – Amelia Peabody and Emerson series (Late 19th Century – Early 20th Century Egypt)

Clare Langley-Hawthorne – Ursula Marlow series (Edwardian England)

Carola Dunn – Daisy Dalrymple and Alec Fletcher (1920′s England)

Jacqueline Winspear – Maisie Dobbs and ??? (World War I/1930s England)

Laurie R. King – Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series (1920s England)

Catriona McPherson – Dandy Gilver series (1920s England)

Suzanne Arruda – Jade Del Cameron series (1920s Africa)

Kerry Greenwood – Phryne Fisher series (1920s Australia)

CONTEMPORARY MYSTERY AUTHORS

Elizabeth Peters - Vicky Bliss series

Julia Spencer-Fleming – Clare Fergusson and Russ van Alstyne (Adirondacks, New York)

Dana Stabenow – Liam Campbell series and Kate Shugak series (Alaska)

Deborah Crombie – Duncan Kincaid and Gemma Jones series (England)

Elizabeth George – Thomas Lynley series (England)

M.C. Beaton – Agatha Raisin series (Cotswolds, England) and Hamish MacBeth series (Scotland)

Donna Leon – Commissario Guido Brunetti series (Venice)

Charlotte MacLeod – Prof. Peter Shandy series and Sarah K.K. Bittersohn and Max Bittersohn series (New England)

Nancy Atherton – Aunt Dimity series (England)

Reginald Hill – Dalziel and Pascoe series (England)

D.R. Meredith - Megan Clark series

S.J. Rozan – Lydia Chin nd Bill Smith series (New York City)

Sujata Massey – Rei Shimura series (Tokyo)

Katherine Neville – Author of The Eight and The Fire

Giles Blunt – John Cardinal series (Algonquin Bay, Canada)

John Harvey – Charlie Resnick series (England)

Peter Robinson - Chief Inspector Banks series (England)

Janet Evanovich - Stephanie Plum series (New Jersey)

Lori Armstrong – Both the Julie Collins and the Mercy Gunderson series (South Dakota)

FUTURISTIC/SCI FI MYSTERY AUTHORS

Lois McMaster Bujold – Vorkosigan Saga

J.D. Robb – Eve and Roarke