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C.S.I.: Scholars
Do you like your sleuths smart? Do you go crazy for ancient cultures? Dig in to these fascinating mystery series featuring archaeologists, anthropologists, and antiquarians who use their knowledge of the past to solve present-day crimes.
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Carved in Bone
Body Farm series. Forensic anthropologist Bill Brocton runs the Body Farm, devoted to the study of human decomposition. When he discovers a mummified corpse, he is uniquely qualified to find the truth.
Rumor of Bones
Lindsay Chamberlain series. On a dig in Georgia, archaeologist Lindsay Chamberlain makes a discovery that has nothing to do with ancient Native American culture – the bones of several recently-murdered children.
Fellowship of Fear
Gideon Oliver series. This long-running series features an archaeologist who runs afoul of spies and counter-spies, romances a fellow professor, and solves a few murders in his spare time.
Celtic Riddle
Lara McClintoch series. Toronto antiques dealer Lara McClintoch travels the world for her business. In Celtic Riddle, she heads to Ireland to hunt for a treasure her friend has inherited.
Sick of Shadows
Elizabeth MacPherson series. In this lighter series, forensic anthropologist Elizabeth MacPherson must contend with her crazy, extended Appalachian family – and murder.
Crocodile on the Sandbank
Amelia Peabody series. Amelia Peabody is a Victorian spinster with a parasol and a penchant for archaeology (most improper for a lady). She travels to Egypt for a dig – but one of the mummies is not quite dead.
Déjà Dead
Temperance Brennan series (and the basis for the TV show Bones). Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan has a tough time convincing the police chief that a recently-discovered body has a connection to a murder victim from the past.
In Our Collection
Agatha Award (Mystery)
The Agatha Awards honor the traditional mystery -- books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie. The genre is generally characterized by mysteries that contain no explicit sex, excessive gore, or gratuitous violence; usually featuring an amateur detective, they have a confined setting and characters who know one another.
Anthony Award (Mystery)
The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher, one of the founders of Mystery Writers of America.
CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction (Mystery)
The CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction is awarded to outstanding mystery fiction that has been published in the United Kingdom in English.
Edgar Award (Mystery)
The Edgar's (named after Edgar Allan Poe) are given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition of distinguished work in various categories of the mystery genre.
Recommended Websites
Mysterious Home Page
Cluelass now manages the Mysterious Home Page. There motto is "Just the Links ma'am" and that's what they do best - connect you to the best mystery sites on the web.
Mystery Reader
Mystery Reader is run by the same folks who bring you The Romance Reader. The site is updated often and has an electronic newsletter to keep mystery readers on top of the new titles.
Stop, You're Killing Me!
Stop, You're Killing Me! provides an author and series character index as well as a chronological list of an author's books.
Related Resources
KCPL Online Book Club
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