Crime Thru Time's Authors S List

John R. Sack Conrad, former Franciscan student and Sister Amata Italy, 13th century	The Franciscan Conspiracy [2004]

C. J. Sansom 1 Matthew Shardlake, lawyer 1530s-1540s Tudor England	Dissolution [2003] Dark Fire [2005] Sovereign [2005] Revelation [2008]

C. J. Sansom 2 Harry Brett, ex-public schoolboy, traumatised veteran of Dunkirk and reluctant spy for the British Secret Service Madrid, Spain 1940	Winter in Madrid [2006]

Al Sarrantonio Novel of the West / Novel of the Plains Mysteries Thomas Mullins, unwillingly retired black cavalry officer Turn of the 20th C Texas, Arizona & Boston	West Texas [1990] Kitt Peak [1993]

Walter Satterthwait 1 Phil Beaumont and Jane Turner, Pinkerton Agents Various European locations 1921-1923	Escapade [1995] Masquerade [1998] Cavalcade [2005]

Walter Satterthwait 2 (Non-Series) Lizzie Borden Notorious figure acquitted of her parents' murders 30 years before Massachusetts shore 1921	Miss Lizzie [1989]

Walter Satterthwait 3 (Non-Series) Oscar Wilde English writer and aesthete American West 1882	Wilde West [1991]

Walter Satterthwait 4 (Non-Series) Based on real life death of Emily Davies Vanderbilt Thayer Whitfield, socialite 2nd wife of pulp-fiction writer Raoul Whitfield 1930s Las Vegas, New Mexico	Dead Horse [2007]

Steven Saylor 1 Gordianus The Finder Private Investigator Rome, Italy 1st century B.C.	Roman Blood [1991] Arms of Nemesis [1992] Catilina's Riddle [1993] The Venus Throw [1995] A Murder on the Appian Way [1996] The House of the Vestals [1997] Rubicon [1999] Last Seen in Massilia [2000] A Mist of Prophecies [2002] The Judgment of Caesar [2004] A Gladiator Dies Only Once [2005] The Triumph of Caesar [2008]

Steven Saylor 2 (Non-Series) O. Henry, writer Based upon the real-life case of the Servant Girl Annihilators Austin, Texas, 1885	A Twist at the End: A Novel of O. Henry [2001] (aka Honour the Dead)

Frank Schatzing (Non-Series) Jacob the Fox, young thief with fiery red hair Based on death of real-life architect Gerhard Morart, Cologne, Germany 1260	Death and the Devil [2007] (1st English edition)

Harold Schechter Edgar Allan Poe, Writer Paired with various historical figures, in different settings	Nevermore [1999] Davy Crockett 1830s Baltimore, MD USA The Hum Bug [2001] P. T. Barnum 1840s NYC USA The Mask of Red Death [2004] Kit Carson NYC 1845 The Tell-Tale Corpse [2006] 12-yr-old Louisa May Alcott Boston 1845

E. M. Schorb (Non-Series) Edgar Allan Poe, Writer Jonathan Goode, Detective Sergeant Manhattan, 1840's	Paradise Square [2000]

Sandra Scoppettone Faye Quick, stenographer who becomes a PI, taking over for her boss when he goes off to WW II New York City, NY 1943	This Dame for Hire [2005] Too Darn Hot [2006]

Kate Sedley Roger the Chapman Traveling peddler England, 1471 - 1478	Death and the Chapman [1991] The Plymouth Cloak [1992] The Weaver's Tale (aka The Hanged Man) [1993] The Holy Innocents [1994] Eve of Saint Hyacinth [1995] The Wicked Winter [1995] The Brothers of Glastonbury [1997] The Weaver's Inheritance [1998] The Saint John's Fern [1999] The Goldsmith's Daughter [2001] The Lammas Feast [2002] Nine Men Dancing [2003] The Midsummer Rose [2004] The Burgundian's Tale [2005] The Prodigal Son [2006] The Three Kings of Cologne [2007] The Green Man [2008]

Francis Selwyn (aka Donald Thomas) William Clarence Verity, Sergeant in Scotland Yard's 'Private Clothes Detail' investigating the Victorian London underworld England 1850s	Sergeant Verity and the Imperial Diamond [1975] Sergeant Verity and the Cracksman [1974] (aka Cracksman on Velvet) Sergeant Verity Presents His Compliments [1977] Sergeant Verity and the Blood Royal [1979] Sergeant Verity and the Swell Mob [1980] The Hangman's Child [2000]

Diane K. Shah Paris Chandler, Gossip columnist's Assistant Hollywood 1947	As Crime Goes By [1991] Dying Cheek to Cheek [1992]

Catherine Shaw Miss Vanessa Duncan, a young schoolmistress Cambridge University, 1888	The Three-Body Problem [2004] Flowers Stained With Moonlight [2005] The Library Paradox [2006] The Riddle of the River [2007]

Wellsley Fitzroy Shelton Willie Bo Abraham, "Colored man" who is a part-time attorney, part-time fix-it man Logan Creek, South Carolina 1929	I Never Knew Home [2007]

James Sherburne Paddy Moretti, racing reporter for NYC Spirit of the Times newspaper Various US locations 1890s	Death's Pale Horse [1980] Death's Gray Angel [1981] Death's Clenched Fist [1982] Death's White City [1987] Death's Bright Arrow [1989]

John Sherwood (Non-Series) Tony Chatham, Features Organizer for the BBC London, England 1930s	A Shot in the Arm: Death at the BBC [1982]

Jody Shields (Non-Series) Viennese Inspector (unnamed) Erszébet, his Hungarian wife 1910 in Vienna	The Fig Eater [2000]

Javier Sierra Manguel, Alberto (Translator) (Non-Series) Father Agostino Leyre Inquisitor from Rome and expert on cryptography Milan, Italy 1497	The Secret Supper [2001]

Daniel Silva (Non-Series) Alan Vicary Cambridge history professor London 1944	The Unlikely Spy [2003]

Randall Silvis Edgar Allan Poe, writer, detective Mid-19th century New York	On Night's Shore [2001] Disquiet Heart [2002] Reissued as Doubly Dead [2004]

Dan Simmons (Non-Series) Ernest Hemingway, writer Joe Lucas, FBI agent 1942, height of World War II Cuban countryside	The Crook Factory [1999]

Robert Skinner Wesley Farrell, nightclub owner Creole passing for white 1930s - 40s, New Orleans	Skin Deep, Blood Red [1997] Cat-Eyed Trouble [1998] Daddy's Gone A-Hunting [1999] Blood to Drink [2000] Pale Shadow [2001] The Righteous Cut [2002]

Jerry Sloniger (Non-Series) Slonnie, top test pilot Gangster era Chicago IL USA 1924	Flying Capone's Booze: 1924 [2005]

Martin Cruz Smith (Non-Series) Jonathan Blair Mining engineer Mining town of Wigan Lancashire, England 1872	Rose [1996]

Sarah Smith Alexander von Reisden, Austrian Baron Perdita Halley, A Music Student Switzerland and Paris early 1900s	The Vanished Child [1992] The Knowledge of Water [1996] A Citizen of the Country [2000]

Sherry L. Snelgrove (Non-Series) George Clements, American G.I. and Alexandra, illegitimate daughter of Joseph Stalin Europe, various locations WW II	Another Man's Treasure [2007]

Linda Sole (Aka Anne Herries, Emma Quincey, Lynn Granville and Juliana Linden) Actress Sara Beaufort,her friend Larch Meadows, former Scotland Yard Det. Ben Marshall England, France and NYC 1920s	Miscarriage of Justice [2007] Justice Is Served [2007] A Different Kind of Justice [2008]

Jose Carlos Somoza Transl. by Sonia Soto (Non-Series) Heracles Pontor "Decipherer of Enigmas" Academy of Plato Ancient Greece 400 B.C.	The Athenian Murders [2002]

Troy Soos 1 Mickey Rawlings, Baseball Player America, various locations 1912-1918	Murder at Fenway Park [1994] Murder at Ebbets Field [1995] Murder at Wrigley Field [1996] Hunting a Detroit Tiger [1997] The Cincinnati Red Stalkings [1998] Hanging Curve [1999] The Tomb That Ruth Built [2002]

Troy Soos 2 Marshall Webb, writer 1892 New York	Island of Tears [2001] The Gilded Cage [2002] Burning Bridges [2004] Streets of Fire [2008]

Keith M. Souter (Aka Keith Moray) Sir Richard Lee, sergeant-at-law, and his assistant, Hubert of Loxley Wakefield, England 1322	The Pardoner's Crime [2008]

Sheri Cobb South Bow Street Runner John Pickett Regency England	In Milady's Chamber [2006]

Roz Southey Charles Patterson, impoverished musician Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England 1730s	Broken Harmony [2007] Chords and Discords [2008]

Sally Spencer (Aka Alan Rustage, and James Garcia Woods Detective Chief Inspector Charlie Woodend England (various locales) 1960s	The Salton Killings [1998] Murder at Swann's Lake [1999] Death of a Cave Dweller [2000] The Dark Lady [2000] The Golden Mile to Murder [2000] Dead On Cue [2001] Death of an Innocent [2002] The Red Herring [2002] The Enemy Within [2003] A Death Left Hanging [2003] The Witch Maker [2004] The Butcher Beyond [2004] Dying in the Dark [2005] Stone Killer [2005] Dying in the Dark [2005] A Long Time Dead [2006] Sins of the Fathers [2006] Dangerous Games [2007] Death Watch [2007] A Dying Fall [2008] Circle of Death: Woodend's First Case [2008]

Bernard St. James Chief Inspector Blanc of the Paris police force early 19th C	April Thirtieth [1978] The Seven Dreamers [1982]

Virginia Stang Tales of Old Baltimore Lt. Mark Bennett and Officer Cavanaugh of the Western Watch House 1830s Baltimore MD USA	Murder in the Red Brick City [2002] The Baroness and Her Wandering Pearls [2004] The Resurrection Men [2005]

Kelli Stanley "Roman Noir" Arcturus, Praetorium personal physician to the governor of Roman Britain Londinium 1st C AD	Nox Dormienda (A Long Night for Sleeping) [2008] Maledictus (Cursed) [forthcoming] A short story available online titled Convivium

Melvin R. Starr Hugh de Singleton, fourth son of a minor knight, trained as a clerk, then surgeon in Paris Oxford, England 14th C	The Unquiet Bones [2008]

Daniel Stashower Young Harry Houdini, struggling magician Dash Hardeen, his brother, booking agent, and fellow magician 1897-98 New York City	The Dime Museum Murders [1999] The Floating Lady Murder [2000] The Houdini Specter [2001]

Olen Steinhauer Noir series chronicling the Cold War from inside an unnamed country behind the Iron Curtain Various detectives, with characters from one book appearing in others	Bridge of Sighs [2003] Det. Emil Brod - 1948 The Confession [2004] Insp. Ferenc Kolyeszar - 1956 36 Yalta Boulevard [2005] UK Title: The Vienna Assignment Inspector Brano Sev - 1966-67 Liberation Movements [2006] Secret Policeman Gavra Noukas and Homicide Detective Katja Drdova - 1968-75 Victory Square [2007] Det. Emil Brod - 1940s

Martin Stephen Henry Gresham, gentleman spy Elizabethan-Jacobean England	The Desperate Remedy [2001] (1605, at the time of the Gunpowder Plot The Conscience of the King [2003] (1612, Shakespearean theatre world) The Galleons' Grave [2005] (1588, during the Armada) The Rebel Heart [2006] (1598, Rise of Essex)

Rosemary Stevens (aka Rosemary Martin) Beau Brummell, Arbiter of Fashion England's Regency period	Death on a Silver Tray [2000] The Tainted Snuff Box [2001] The Bloodied Cravat [2002] Murder In The Pleasure Gardens [2003]

C. J. Stevermer Nicholas Coffin, alchemist Renaissance Italy under the Borgias 15th C	The Alchemist: Death of a Borgia [1980] The Duke and the Veil [1981]

Serena Stier Florence Tod, suffragette and her cousin, Isabella Stewart Gardner New York City 1890	Deadly Illumination [2001]

Jessica Stirling (Non-Series) Cameron Adams Maverick lawyer Georgian Glasgow, Scotland	Lantern for the Dark [2003]

Alan Stockwell Sherlock Holmes pastiche Victorian England	The Singular Adventures of Mr Sherlock Holmes [2003]

Alex Stoffel Cavalry Lt. Col. Jake Cutter, assigned to Army Intelligence Anna Weysmith, Secret Service Agent Black Hills, South Dakota 1880s	Justice at Devil's Tower [2007]

John Straley (Non-Series) Slip Wilson, former logger and "red" union organizer Ellie Hobbes, Alaska and Seattle 1935	The Big Both Ways [2008]

Marianne Wilski Strong (Short Stories only) Kleides the Sophist philosopher & investigator for Pericles, Archon of Athens Ancient Greece 495-420 B.C.	The Lyre’s Song Pub in AHMM, Jul / Aug 2002 Death in an Olive Grove Pub in AHMM, Apr 2003 Death at Olympia Pub in AHMM, Jul / Aug 2003 Death at the Festival Pub in AHMM, Mar 2004 Death at the Theatre Pub in AHMM, Jan / Feb 2005 Death at the Port Pub in AHMM, Jul / Aug 2005 Death at Delphi Pub in AHMM, Jun 2006

Frank C. Strunk Berkley Jordon Deputy Sheriff and gambler Buxton, Kentucky 1933-4	Jordon's Wager [1991] Jordon's Showdown [1991]

Jean Stubbs Inspector Linscott Edwardian San Francisco	Dear Laura [1973] The Painted Face [1974] The Golden Crucible [1976]

Diane A. S. Stuckart (aka Alexa Smart and Anna Gerard) Leonardo Da Vinci Artist and inventor Milan 1483	The Queen's Gambit [2008]

Jeremy Sturrock (Pseudonym for Ben Healey. Also published under US pseudonym J. G. Jeffries Jeremy Sturrock, Bow Street Runner Georgian & Regency England	The Village of Rogues [1972] (The Thieftaker in the US) A Wicked Way to Die [1973] The Wilful Lady [1975] A Conspiracy of Poisons [1977] Suicide Most Foul [1981] Captain Bolton's Corpse [1982] The Pangersbourne Murders [1983]

Mary E. Summers James Christie Hunter, schoolmaster, and his friend Police Inspector Owen Rattray Victorian-era Edinburgh, Scotland	Mr. Hunter and The Templars [2006]

Peter Joseph Swanson The Tinseltown Trilogy Different protagonists, various 20th C dates, Hollywood, CA	Hollywood Sinners [2007] Former farmgirl Karin Panotchitch 1939 The Joan Crawford Murders [2008] Joan Crawford 1953

Karen Swee Abigail Lawrence, widowed tavernkeeper British-occupied New Jersey American Revolution 1777	Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Murder [2004] Death of a Camp Follower (forthcoming)

Arthur Swinson Sergeant Cork, early CID officer at Scotland Yard Victorian London Collections of short stories adapted from 1963 TV show	Sergeant's Cork Casebook [1965] Sergeant Cork's Second Casebook [1966]

Julian Symons 1 Paul Vandervent, admirer of a young girl suspected in family members' murders Blackheath, London 1890s	The Blackheath Poisonings [1978]

Julian Symons 2 Fictional retelling of "The Pimlico Mystery" with Adelaide Bartlett accused of poisoning her husband London 1886	Sweet Adelaide [1980]

Julian Symons 3 The Detling family gathered together at a Christmas party Victorian England	The Detling Murders [1983]