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Exotic Climes,
and In The Future ...
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Exotic Climes (on page one)
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Distant Times
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 | "The Mammoth Book of New Historical Whodunits" [30 stories 2005] Edited by Mike Ashley includes 30 stories from Gail Frazer, Gillian Linscott, Sharan Newman, Ian Rankin, Lynda Robinson, Peter Tremayne & others Carroll & Graf 8¼x5 pb [6/2005] for $11.86 |
 | "The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnits" [2003] Edited by Mike Ashley includes stories from Gillian Bradshaw, Richard Butler, Miriam Allen de Ford, Paul Doherty, Michael Kurland, Wallace Nichols, Mary Reed & Eric Mayer, John Maddox Roberts, Rosemary Rowe, Steven Saylor, Darrell Schweitzer, Marilyn Todd, Peter Tremayne & others Constable & Robinson 7½x5 pb [8/2003] for $10.98 Carroll & Graf 7½x5 pb [10/2003] out of print/used |
 | "The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits" [2002] Edited by Mike Ashley includes stories from Paul Doherty, Suzanne Franke, Lauren Haney, Michael Pearce, Elizabeth Peters, Lynda Robinson Carroll & Graf 7¾x5 pb [8/2002] for $11.86 Constable & Robinson 7½x5 pb [9/2002] for $12.27 |
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"The Mammoth Book of More Historical Whodunnits" [22 stories 2001] Edited by Mike Ashley includes 22 stories from Cherith Baldry, Margaret Frazer, Susanna Gregory, Edward D. Hoch, Tom Holt, Michael Jecks, Elizabeth Peters, Mary Reed & Eric Mayer, Steven Saylor, Keith Taylor, Marilyn Todd, Peter Tremayne, Derek Wilson & others Carroll & Graf 7½x5¼ pb [10/2001] out of print/used |
 | "Murder Through The Ages: A Bumper Anthology of Historical Mysteries" [2001] Edited by Maxim Jakubowski includes stories from Kate Ellis, Ian Morson, Manda Scott, Peter Tremayne & others iBooks 8¼x5 pb [3/2006] for $11.86 Headline Books mass pb [4/2001] for $13.99 |
 | "Past Poisons: An Ellis Peters Memorial Anthology of Historical Crime" [20 stories 1999] Edited by Maxim Jakubowski Honoring but not including Ellis Peters (Brother Cadfael); contains 20 tales by Catherine Aird, Molly Brown, Paul C. Doherty, Martin Edwards, Diana Gabaldon, Susanna Gregory, Edward D. Hoch, David Howard, Janet Laurence, Peter Lovesy, Edward Marston, Michael Pearce, Anne Perry, Julian Rathbone, Kate Ross, Steven Saylor, Marilyn Todd & Peter Tremayne iBooks 8x5¼ pb [12/2005] for $10.36 Headline Book Publng pb [6/99] out of print/used |
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"The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives" [29 stories 1995] Edited by Mike Ashley includes 29 stories from Mike Ashley, Lillian de la Torre, Margartet Frazer, Edward D. Hoch, Ellis Peters, Melville Davisson Post, Steven Saylor, Kate Sedley, Peter Tremayne, Robert van Gulik & others Carroll & Graf 7½x5 pb [8/95] out of print/used |
Boris Akunin of Republic of Georgia
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Erast Fandorin, detective in Imperial Russia
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Marcel Allain & Pierre Souvestre
+ Insp. Juve vs. Fantômas in Belle Epoque France
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French Fantômas fansite
RL's Fantômas fansite
"Fantômas" in 3-D [France 2011] 
Produced by Thomas Langmann’s La Petite Reine; starring Vincent Cassel {as Fantômas}
& Jean Reno {as Juve};
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Emily Brightwell
+ Insp. Witherspoon & Mrs. Jeffries Victorian-Era mysteries
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Ms. Lindsey Davis
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+ Marcus Didius Falco of Ancient Rome: series books
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Margaret Frazer {pen name}
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Sister Frevisse in XIVth Century Britain series
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Dale Furutani
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Samurai Trilogy in 1603 C.E.:
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J. Robert Janes
St-Cyr & Kohler in Occupied France series
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Giulio Leoni + Dante Alighieri in Florence, A.D. 1300
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Miriam Grace Monfredo
+ librarian Glynis Tryon in 1850s Virginia
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Albert Noyer of New Mexico:
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Getorius & Arcadia Asterius of Vth Century Ravenna
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Sharon Kay Penman of New Jersey
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Justin de Quincy of Britain, circa 1192-1194
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"The Queen's Man: A Justin de Quincy Mystery" [1996]
England in 1192-1193: King Richard is captive in Austria, Prince John tyrannizes the land, and widowed Queen Eleanor tries to hold the kingdom together. The mystery begins with a courier murdered for a letter sent to the queen, which Quincy delivers. Fawcett mass pb [7/2000] for $7.99 Ballantine 8¼x5½ pb [4/98] out of print/many, many used Henry Holt & Co. 8¾x6 hardcover [11/96] out of print/many, many used |
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"Cruel As The Grave: A Justin de Quincy Mystery" [1998]
England in April 1193: Prince John seizes Windsor Castle, and Dowager Queen Eleanor summons Quincy to mediate a truce with John, but Quincy cannot turn loose of his investigation into the bloody murder of the beautiful daughter of a Welsh peddler. Fawcett mass pb [10/2001] for $7.99 Penguin Putnam 8¾x5½ hardcover [11/98] out of print/used |
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"Dragon's Lair: A Justin de Quincy Mystery" [2003]
England & Wales 1193: Queen Eleanor has still not found the ransom to be paid for King Richard, her son held captive in a German dungeon; she asks Quincy to track down stolen royal treasure in northern Wales. Ballantine 8x5¼ pb [11/2004] for $10.94 Fawcett mass pb [11/2005] out of print/used Putnam 8½x5¾ hardcover [10/2003] out of print/many used |
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"Prince of Darkness: A Justin de Quincy Mystery" [2005]
England & France 1193: Queen Eleanor has gone to Germany to deliver the ranson for her son King Richard. A former lover summons Quincy to Paris, where he is met instead by Prince John, who insists that a letter purporting to prove John mixed up in an attempt to murder Richard is a forgery. John asks Quincy for his help. Berkley 8¼x5½ pb [3/2006] out of print/used Putnam 8½x6 hardcover [3/2005] for $24.95 |
Anne Perry
+ Victorian Age detectives Wm. Monk & Thomas Pitt, etc.
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Ellis Peters {real name Edith Pargeter} [1913-1995]
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Brother Cadfael in XIIth Century Britain series
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AW's Brother Cadfael fansite
SC's "Cadfael Chronicles" fansite
AK's Brother Cadfael fansite {in German or English}
 | "The Cadfael Collection" DVD box set [2005]
Acorn Media color DVD set [1/2005] 13 disks for $134.99 series [1994-98] credits at IMDb Starring Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Eoin McCarthy, Sean Pertwee, Anthony Green, Albie Woodington & Mark Charnock; collection includes "One Corpse Too Many" [1994]; "The Sanctuary Sparrow" [1994]; "The Leper of St. Giles" [1994]; "Monk’s Hood" [1994]; "The Virgin In The Ice" [1995]; "The Devil’s Novice" [1996]; "A Morbid Taste For Bones" [1996]; "The Rose Rent" [1997]; "St. Peter’s Fair" [1997]; "The Raven In The Foregate" [1997]; "The Holy Thief" [1998]; "The Potter’s Field" [1998]; and "The Pilgrim of Hate" [1998] |
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John Maddox Roberts of New Mexico: browse all books
Roman Senator Decius / S.P.Q.R. series:
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Sax Rohmer {real name Arthur Sarsfield Ward} [1883-1959]
master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu series
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Dr. Fu Manchu & author Sax Rohmer Page
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Laura Joh Rowland
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XVIIth Century samurai Sano Ichiro series
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Kelli Stanley of San Francisco, CA
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Ancient Roman Noir series with Arcturus
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"Nox Dormienda (A Long Night for Sleeping)" [2008]
Gale Group/Five Star 8½x5¾ hardcover [7/2008] for $22.66 Set in Londinium, Britannia in 83 AD; the discovery of the body of a Syrian spy propels physician Arcturus into a tangle of blood, cruelty and political machination – he has just a week to prevent civil war against distant and mighty Rome. |
Set in the resort town of Aquae Sulis (Bath) in provincial Britannia in 84 AD.
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Peter Tremayne {real name Peter Berresford Ellis}
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Sister Fidelma of Cashel in VIIth Century Ireland series
Intl. Sister Fidelma Society [est. 2001]
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Robert van Gulik [1910-67] + VIIth Century Judge Dee Chinese mystery series
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Arthur W. Upfield [1888-1964]
+ Det. Insp. Napoleon Bonaparte series
tales of an extraordinary half-aborigine/half-white police inspector in the post-World War I outback of Australia
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Woodrow W. Walker
+ Forties-era Hollywood P.I. Buck Ames series
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"Murder At Republic" [2002] by W.W. Walker
AuthorHouse 9x6 pb [12/2002] for $9.94 Writers Club Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [12/2002] for $19.95 "Murder At Columbia" [2004] by W.W. Walker PublishAmerica 8½x5½ pb [3/2004] out of print/used "Murder At R.K.O." short story [2007] by W.W. Walker Amazon digital download [5/2007] for 49¢ "Murder At Universal" [2008] by W.W. Walker CreateSpace 9x6 pb [3/2008] for $19.95 |
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"Gun, With Occasional Music" [1994] by Jonathan Lethem
Set in a future Oakland-Bay Area; only the government or police can ask questions, state-made drugs keep the populace in check, tough guy 'inquisitor' Conrad Metcalf's new client is framed for murder, and the local rackets boss has sent a gun-toting kangaroo to stop Metcalf. (Film pro- ducer-director Alan J. Pakula [1928-98] optioned the novel's movie rights in the mid-1990s.) Mariner Books 8x6½ pb [9/2003] for $11.20 Tor Books 8¼x5½ pb [1/95] out of print/many, many used Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 8½x6 hardcover [3/94] out of print/many, many used book entry at Wikipedia |
 | "The Game's Afoot Again" [2004] by R. Burton
Teen prodigy Jeremy Watson (born in 2148) is a direct descendent of Sherlock Holmes's sidekick, Dr. Watson, so he names his new android prototype Holmes. A professor friend downloads all available information on Doyle's famous detective to the android, and soon Holmes and his young Watson are off to solve mysteries that heve been baffling the police. PublishAmerica 8¼x5½ pb [6/2004] out of print/used |
 | "The Formula" [2006] by Don Viecelli
Set in 2094 on a space station orbiting Mars; a scientist and his daughter have invented an anti-aging drug; a rival drugmaker who covets the drug kills the doctor, kidnaps the daughter, and steals the formula along with several vials of the drug worth millions of denoms. iUniverse 8½x5½ pb [7/2006] for $18.95 author's homepage |
 | "The Automatic Detective" [2008] by A. Lee Martinez Reformed warrior robot Mack Megaton has settled down as a cab driver; he searches the mutant-infested technotopia that he calls home for a missing family, and meets along the way a little girl genius, thugs both robot & human, assorted aliens, and a sexy robot psychiatrist. Tor Books mass pb [2/2009] for $6.99 Tor Books 8¼x5½ pb [2/2008] for $10.17 Paw Prints 8x5½ library hardcover [6/2008] for $23.95 author's official website |
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"Memoirs of A Space Rogue" [2008] by Phillip A. Parish, Jr. Riff Cogan travels from planet to planet, seeking fame, adventure, and his next paycheck. PublishAmerica 9x6 pb [5/2008] for $27.95 |
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Isaac Asimov's Robot Mysteries Page
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"Blade Runner" 1982 Movie Page
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George Alec Effinger [1947-2002]
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Marîd Audran of the XXIInd Century series
 | "When Gravity Fails: A Novel" [#1=1986]
In a cyberpunk future, the West has declined and Muslim culture rules the world. Marîd Audran is a low-caste hustler in the Budayeen entertainmanent & criminal quarter (of an unnamed city) who sometimes hires out as a detective. A series of brutal murders has the Budayeen near panic, and the centuries-old local crime boss suspects the fiercely-independent Audran, who is nearly executed, and then forced to seek the real criminal. Orb Books 8¼x5½ pb [10/2005] for $11.16 Spectra mass pb [12/87] out of print/many, many used Arbor House hardcover [12/86] for out of print/used book entry at Wikipedia |
 | "A Fire In The Sun" [#2=1989]
Months after the events of "When Gravity Fails", Audran has become a toady to the local crime boss and liaison to the corrupt police department; a new series of brutal killings point to the Phoenix File and a rival crimeboss. Orb Books 8¼x5½ pb [2/2006] for $11.21 Spectra mass pb [3/90] out of print/many, many usedout of print/used Doubleday hardcover [6/89] out of print/used book entry at Wikipedia |
 | "The Exile Kiss" [#3=1991]
Intrigue at the palace of the amir brings a rival crimeboss to power in the Budayeen, and Audran and his fellows are exiled to the desert under sentence of death. Orb Books 8x5½ pb [6/2006] for $11.66 Spectra mass pb [2/92] out of print/used Doubleday hardcover [4/91] out of print/used book entry at Wikipedia |
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"Budayeen Nights" stories [#4=2003]
Published posthumously, with a Foreword by Effinger's widow, author Barbara Hambly; seven complete stories and two fragments, all set in the teeming Budayeen quarter that is home to hustler, bar owner, and cop Marîd Audran. {Effinger began work on a fourth Audran novel, "Word of Night", but died before completion; that text is available here.} Golden Gryphon Press 8¼x5½ pb [9/2008] for $11.66 Golden Gryphon Press 8¼x5½ hardcover [9/2003] for $24.95 |
John Zakour
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Zach Johnson, The Last Freelance P.I. on Earth series
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These popular stories, set circa 2057, are a parody of both science fiction and 'hardboiled' detective fiction, and an affectionate homage to the pulps of Yesteryear.
"The Plutonium Blonde" [#1=2001] by John Zakour, with Larry Ganem A beautiful CEO hires Zach to find her robotic double, suddenly a homicidal maniac. DAW mass pb [9/2001] for $6.99 "The Doomsday Brunette" [#2=2004] by John Zakour, with Larry Ganem One of a set of beautiful quadruplets is murdered. DAW mass pb [2/2004] for $6.99 "The Radioactive Redhead" [#3=2005] by John Zakour, with Larry Ganem Kabuki-droid assassins attack Zach as part of a new reality show "Let's Kill Zach". DAW mass pb [12/2005] for $6.99 "The Frost Haired Vixen" [#4=2006] The bombshell mutant in charge at the North Pole hires Zach when two elves are murdered. DAW mass pb [12/2006] for $7.99 "The Blue-Haired Bombshell" [#5=2007] A young woman is framed for murdering three World Council members. DAW mass pb [12/2007] for $7.99 "Dangerous Dames" [2008] by John Zakour & Larry Ganem omnibus edition of "The Plutonium Blonde" & "The Doomsday Brunette" DAW mass pb [4/2008] for $6.84 "The Flaxen Femme Fatale" [#6=2008] The government hires Zach to track down their new secret weapon, a babe named Natasha. DAW mass pb [12/2008] for $7.99 "Ballistic Babes" [2009] by John Zakour & Larry Ganem
omnibus edition of "The Radioactive Redhead" & "The Frost-Haired Vixen" DAW mass pb [4/2009] for $8.99 "The Sapphire Sirens" [#7=2009]
Zach is kidnapped by a beautiful Amazon princess to solve the murder of her mother. DAW mass pb [12/2009] for $7.99 online graphic novel "The Babe In The Bionic Bikini" [2009] |
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