After a brief stint in the food industry where she caught her hair on fire twice, lisa gardner started her career as a romantic suspense novelist, publishing her first book at the age of 20, while still in college. Warren is on the case but so is survivorturnedavenger flora dane. Jo beckett series consists of the dirty secrets club 2008 as the first book in the series and the memory collector published in june 2009 is the second novel. This book is the second of meg gardiner s that i did not care for at all, the other book being the first in this new series featuring jo beckett the dirty secrets club. Profiles about thriller author meg gardiner, author of phantom instinct. Lisa gardner is an american author well known for her many crime thriller novels, many included in series, while others written as standalone books. The nightmare thief, the shadow tracer, ransom river and many other books. Meg gardiner is an astonishing writeri couldnt turn the pages fast enough. Evan delaney is a writer and legal assistant in california.
She graduated from stanford university, where she lettered in varsity cross country and earned a b. Lisa gardner s passion for criminal investigations, police procedures, and cutting edge technology grew from her job with the consulting firm. She also writes books under her real name elizabeth becka. Based out of a 350,000 square foot facility in southern england, our stock represents the largest range of physical english language media products in europe. Let me say that the book was suspenseful, the villains disgusting and gutchurning. Meg gardiner is an american novelist of crime thrillers.
Gardners terms and conditions gardners gardners books. I havent enjoyed a series as much since dennis lehanes kenziegennaro novels, and have already committed to reading pretty much anything gardiner puts out there. Although meg says she will never go back to practicing law, she recognizes that her past career as a lawyer has helped her writing. One of the initial books written in the series is entitled understrike. To continue reading, get the full word biography in lisa gardner books in order. Meg gardiner was born in oklahoma and raised in california. Gardiner and renner series by lisa black goodreads.
Historical author ashley gardner and jennifer ashley. The boysie oakes series written by john gardner consists of a total of 8 books, which were released between the years 1964 and 1975. Gardner is actually the most prolific of the bond authors, having contributed 16 novels to the series including two novelizations. Edgar award winner meg gardiner returns with a third propulsive, groundbreaking thriller about forensic psychiatrist jo beckett and the lies that are even more dangerous than fame. The writing was tight, but i see a trend in gardiner s books that they seemm to be getting darker and darker. Bring in caitlin, daughter of the father who almost caught the prophet, but didnt, causing his life to fall apart around him.
Culinary mystery boxed set anthology with two other culinary cozy authors, contains book 1 in the poppy peters series. Caitlin hendrix has been a narcotics detective for six months when the killer at the heart of all her. I have listed below the lisa gardner books in order for her series and the standalone novels. Order of evan delaney books evan delaney is the female protagonist in a series of crime thrillermystery novels by american author meg gardiner. Like the silence of the lambs, this novel scared the hell out of me. The result is an intelligent, sharply written, compelling page. Order of jo beckett books jo beckett is the central character in a series of crime thrillers by american novelist meg gardiner. Meg gardiner born may 15, 1957 is an american thriller writer and author of fourteen published books. Evan is a former lawyer, now a journalist, whose boyfriend is a trial lawyer, so there are plenty of legal themes in the books. Meg gardiner is a bestselling, edgar award winning author.
As a thriller novelist, she is inspired by the book turnedmovie the silence of the lambs. All the books of this novel series depict the chief protagonist as boysie oakes. Jo is a forensic psychiatrist who analyzes dead people for the san francisco police department. Essie stratter, employee in pinecliffe mountain resort in small town bison creek. The gardiner and renner series in order lisa black. Although meg says she will never go back to practicing law, she recognizes. In the year 2009, meg gardiner was awarded an edgar award. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. It was released by the endeavor press in the year 2014. This is a listing in alphabetical order of all of the authors that we currently list. Please note it is listed by the authors first name. Discounts and surcharges may apply on individual transactions.
The unsub, or unknown subject, at the heart of meg gardiner s thriller is terrifying. The jo beckett series click a bookcover for more info. James bond, often referred to by his code name, 007, is a british secret service agent. So if looking for stephen king you would search by s, not k. China lake is the first book in the evan delaney book series and was published in the year 2002, while mission canyon was published in the year 2006 and it happens to be the last book in the series. Gardiner s new book ransom river introduces us to a new character rory mackenzie. Books will be shipped as a backorder when they arrive. Praise for meg gardiner s unsub gardiner s novel breathes new life into the subgenre with her mastery of police procedure. Are you a very recent addict to meg gardiner s books and looking for what to read next.
Meg gardiner s trademark strengths are working better than ever here characters as real as your friends, and a plot as real as your nightmares. Maggie gardiner is a forensic investigator for the cleveland police department. Never fear, we are here to help you with a complete list of meg gardiner books in order. Meg gardiner books in order how to read meg gardiners. Her latest is the dark corners of the night, the third novel in the unsub series featuring fbi profiler caitlin hendrix. Lizzy gardner is the central character in a series of romantic novels written by theresa ragan. Seeking different types of justice, they must make sense of the clues left behind by a young woman who, whether as victim or suspect, is silently pleading, look for me. The complete series list for a gardiner and renner novel lisa black. A riveting psychological thriller inspired by the nevercaught zodiac killer, about a young detective determined to apprehend the serial murderer who destroyed her family and terrorized a city twenty years earlier. Lisa gardner books in order on november 1, 1992, lisa gardner published her first novel walking after midnight. Meg gardiner has authored standalone novels such as the shadow tracer 20, ransom river 2012 and phantom instinct 2014. Tasia mcfarland is a washedup countrypop singer desperate for t.
If you love lisa gardners books you need the most comprehensive book list available, which includes a check list, alternative titles, page counts, movie adaptations, coauthors, star ratings, and a host of other features, plus. Before she got into the fiction writing field, gardiner practiced law, taught writing and was even a mime. I read china lake in a day, then proceeded to burn through the remaining four books in the evan delaney series in a couple of weeks. Fastpaced and full of twists, her books have been called hitchcockian usa today and nailbiting and moving guardian. Meg gardiner has 19 books on goodreads with 74743 ratings. Caitlin hendrix is a young detective determined to identify and apprehend the unsub. This was a romance story and was the first of several books that she wrote in that genre. Reading the lisa black books in order involves picking up all.
Daviss body was found late one night hanging by the neck above the printing machinery in the heralds threestoryhigh offset room. Established over 30 years ago, gardners has grown to become a leading wholesaler of books, ebooks, music and film to retailers around the world. Order of john gardner books english author john gardner took the reins of the james bond series long after the death of series creator ian fleming. In bestseller blacks solid sequel to 2016s that darkness, forensic technician maggie gardiner and her associate, homicide detective jack renner, investigate the suspicious death of robert davis, a copy editor at the cleveland herald. List of james bond novels and short stories wikipedia. Set mostly in and around san francisco, the books follows the mystery of ian kanan, a man who loses his memory every five minutes or so after a business trip to africa and the. Shes is a runaway victim of a dreaded serial killer, who thereafter finds it behooving to work as a private investigator besides teaching young lassies selfdefense. Most mystery authors have written more than one series, so if you are looking for a particular series in order, rather than all the books written by the author, here you will find each mystery and thriller series listed separately under the authors name. China lake won the 2009 edgar award from the mystery writers of america for best paperback original. Edgarwinning novelist meg gardiner writes thrillers. The james bond literary franchise is a series of novels and short stories, first published in 1953 by ian fleming, a british author, journalist, and former naval intelligence officer. Meg gardiner books in order archives honest readers.