Authors whose first name starts with L, page 5 of 7

Lionel Shriver

22 books• 1 series

Lionel Shriver has 22 books catalogued from The Female of the Species (1987) to A Better Life (2026). Checker and the Derailleurs (1989), Game Control (1994), A Perfectly Good Family (1996) and Double Fault (1997) came first. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2003) won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2005, and The Post-Birthday World (2007) and So Much for That (2010) followed. Born Margaret Ann Shriver on May 18, 1957, Shriver is an American author and cultural commentator. Marriage, family life and musicians recur in the subjects.

Lis Wiehl, born August 19, 1961, is an American legal analyst and New York Times bestselling author of fiction and non-fiction. Wiehl worked at NBC News and NPR's All Things Considered, then spent more than fifteen years as a legal analyst and reporter at Fox News, and comments regularly for CNN. The catalogue lists 18 books from 2004, when The People v. George W. Bush and Winning Every Time appeared, to A Spy in Plain Sight (2022), an account of the FBI and Robert Hanssen. Other titles include Face of Betrayal (2008), Hand of Fate (2010) and Waking Hours (2011). Series include Newsmakers, East Salem Trilogy and Mia Quinn, with subjects such as women lawyers, women journalists and forensic psychiatrists.

Art and its theft run through Lisa Barr's novels. The American journalist and editor, who has worked at the Jerusalem Post, Moment magazine and the Chicago Sun-Times, has published 4 books between 2012 and 2024. Her debut, Fugitive Colors (2012), took the IPPY gold medal for literary fiction in 2014; Woman on Fire (2022) and The Goddess of Warsaw (2024) followed The Unbreakables (2019). Artists, the 1930s, Nazis and suspense are her recurring subjects.

Forensic science carries Lisa Black's crime novels, set largely in Cleveland. Theresa MacLean, a woman forensic scientist, heads the first series, with Gardiner and Renner and the Locard Institute thrillers after it. Seventeen catalogued books run from Takeover (2008) through Trail Of Blood (2010), That Darkness (2016) and Perish (2018) to Not Who We Expected in 2025.

Lisa Childs writes romantic suspense and paranormal romance, and the catalogue holds 102 books from Return of the Lawman (2002) to Christmas Security (2025). Born on 31 October, Childs has written since childhood, turned to mysteries after reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, and won a first writing award at age 11. Bachelor Bodyguards, Hotshot Heroes, Bachelor Cowboys, Secret Vampire Society, Special Agents at the Altar and Bane Island are among the series. Subjects include bodyguards, widows and single mothers.

Lisa Gardner, born in 1972, is an American suspense novelist and a #1 New York Times bestseller. Gardner started out in romantic suspense under the name Alicia Scott, and three series here carry that pseudonym. The domestic thriller The Perfect Husband (1997) was the breakthrough. Gardner's series follow Detective D.D. Warren, Tessa Leoni and Frankie Elkin, and police investigations, missing persons and Boston recur in the subjects. The catalogue counts 48 books from Walking After Midnight (1992) to You'll Be Sorry (2026). Gardner's novels appear in more than 30 countries, and screen credits include At the Midnight House, The Survivors Club and Hide.

Lisa Genova writes fiction about neurological illness and the people living with it. Alzheimer's disease, patients and memory head the subject list. Seven titles are catalogued: Still Alice (2007), Left Neglected (2011), Love Anthony (2012), Inside the O'Briens (2015), Every Note Played (2018), the non-fiction Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting (2021) and More or Less Maddy (2025).

Lisa Gray writes mystery fiction. The Jessica Shaw series is Gray's main sequence, and the catalogue holds eight books published between 2019 and 2025: Bad Memory and Thin Air (2019), Dark Highway (2020), Lonely Hearts (2021), The Dark Room (2022), To Die For (2023), The Final Act (2024) and Dead of Night (2025). The books run to a median 315 pages, and Gray remains actively publishing.

Lisa Greenwald writes for middle-grade readers about friendship, school and adolescence. My Life in Pink & Green (2009) opens 29 catalogued books that reach You'll Find It All Still Here (2025). Six series divide the list: Pink & Green, TBH, Friendship List, Seagate Summers, Ellie's Deli and Fortune Tellers. Bullying, secrets, best friends, early dating and family life supply the material.

Domestic suspense makes up most of Lisa Hall's 13 books, from Between You and Me (2016) through The Perfect Couple (2020) and The Day She Disappeared (2023). Hotel Hollywood Mysteries is Hall's one catalogued series. Hall published The Wife Swap in 2026 and continues to write thrillers.

Lisa Harris is catalogued mainly for Christian romantic suspense and women-sleuth mysteries, with murder investigations and missing persons among the subjects. Series include Nikki Boyd Files, US Marshals, Southern Crimes, Fallout, Agents of Mercy, Mission Hope, Massachusetts Brides and Cozy Crumb Mystery. Listed titles include Michaela's Choice (2004), Recipe for Murder (2008) and The Truth We Seek (2025), the newest entry.

Lisa Jackson

189 books• 27 series

Lisa Jackson, born Susan Lisa Jackson in 1952, is an American author of romance and romantic suspense novels, with more than 75 to that name. The catalogue holds 189 Lisa Jackson books, from A Twist of Fate (1983) to Not What It Seems (2026). Subjects across the list include serial murders, women detectives, Montana and contemporary romance. Jackson's series include Selena Alvarez/Regan Pescoli, McCaffertys, Cahills / San Francisco, Savannah and the Dark Jewels Trilogy, plus a historical trilogy issued as Susan Lynn Crose. New Jackson titles continue to appear.

Lisa Jewell

24 books• 4 series

English novelist Lisa Jewell, born in 1968, writes popular fiction. The catalogue holds 24 of her books, from Ralph's Party (1999) to It Could Have Been Her (2026). Other titles include Thirtynothing (2000), After the Party (2010), Then She Was Gone (2018), The Family Upstairs (2019) and None of This Is True (2023). Subjects range over family secrets, sisters, missing persons and London, with both psychological suspense and humorous fiction represented. Ralph's Party and Family Upstairs also appear as series listings next to her standalone novels.

Lisa Kleypas, born November 5, 1964, is an American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. Before writing professionally, Kleypas was Miss Massachusetts 1985 and competed in the Miss America 1986 pageant in Atlantic City. The catalogue lists 50 Kleypas books from Where Passion Leads (1987) to Queen of Lombard Street (2026). Series include the Wallflowers, Hathaways, Ravenels, Travis, Friday Harbor and Bow Street Runners, and subjects on file include nobility, aristocracy and London.

Shifters and first responders fill Lisa Ladew's romances. The One True Mate series is the largest part of a 42-book catalogue that also holds Edge of the Heat, Alpha Private Security, Unauthorized, Switch of Fate, Hide Me, the Rosesson Brothers and Charlene and Relic. Six numbered Edge of the Heat books appeared in 2014 alone. Publication runs from 2014 to Shifter's Secret in 2026, and Ladew continues to add titles.

Lisa Lovell writes romance around organised crime and motorcycle clubs. Seven Bratva series, Borisov, Vassiliev, Ulianov, Yakov, Vyronov, Tarasov and Sidorov, sit beside Rogue County MC, Rogue County Rangers, Perfect Monsters, Broken Throne and Billionaires Love Curves. Forty-nine books span 2019 to 2026, from Loving Zachary to Untamed Thirst, with the 2020 run titled by first name: Chief, Damon, Jake, Luke, Max, Phoenix and Raven.

Lisa Lutz

13 books• 3 series

Izzy Spellman investigates for a family-run detective agency in Lisa Lutz's comic mysteries. The Spellman Files (2007) opens that series, and 13 catalogued books reach The Accomplice in 2022, with standalone novels and non-fiction beside them. Dysfunctional families, women detectives and humour run through the subjects.

Lisa Maxwell's catalogue divides across three series and nearly thirty years. The Last Magician books take in magic, gangs and time travel, running from The Last Magician (2017) through The Devil's Thief, The Serpent's Curse and The Shattered City. The Sweet Unrest series turns to vodou and ghosts, and a Horse series began with The Berserker's Horse in 1995. Ten books are catalogued, the most recent Keeper of the Rend in 2024.

Lisa McMann

37 books• 7 series

Lisa McMann, born February 27, 1968, is an American author who created The Unwanteds and The Unwanteds Quests for young readers and the Wake trilogy for young adults. The catalogue lists 37 McMann books from 2008 to 2026, beginning with Wake (2008), Fade (2009) and Gone (2010). The Unwanteds (2011) and Island of Silence (2012) are among the titles. Other series include Forgotten Five, Visions and Going Wild. Subjects include twins, magic, superheroes and dreams, and Forever Rogue (2026) is the newest.

Lisa Patton is an American author, born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, and a graduate of the University of Alabama. Her first novel, Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter (2009), sends Leelee Satterfield and her husband Baker from Memphis to Vermont to buy and run an inn. The Dixie books continue with Yankee Doodle Dixie (2011) and Southern as a Second Language (2013), and Rush (2018) and Kissing the Sky (2026) complete a catalogue of five. Female friendship, single motherhood and Southern town life recur as subjects.

Lisa Phillips has 101 books in the catalogue, dated from Bait (2014) to The Bolshoi Deception (2026), with The Phoenix Network due in 2027. The work combines romantic suspense and Christian fiction, with subjects including the United States Marshals Service, espionage and brothers and sisters. Series include Last Chance County, Last Chance Fire and Rescue, WITSEC Town, Brand of Justice, Benson First Responders, Secret Service Agents, Northwest Counter-Terrorism Taskforce, Chevalier Protection Specialists and Legend Hunters. Early titles from 2014 include Double Agent, Star Witness and Target.

Lisa Regan writes crime thrillers across three series: Detective Josie Quinn, PI Jocelyn Rush, and Claire Fletcher and Detective Parks. The catalogue opens with Finding Claire Fletcher (2012) and reaches 31 books, taking in Her Final Confession, Vanishing Girls and Cold Heart Creek. Her Last Kiss is the most recent title, and publication continues into 2026.

Lisa Renee Jones writes paranormal and contemporary romance, with romantic suspense and erotica also marked in the subject tags. The catalogue holds 162 books, starting with Hidden Instincts and Secrets Exposed (both 2004), then Healer and Protector (2005). Lilah Has a Secret (2026) is the newest, and Good Girl is scheduled for 2027. Series include Inside Out, Scandalous Billionaires, Lilah Love, Dirty Money, Knights of White, Tall, Dark & Deadly, Zodius, Windwalkers, Texas Hotzone and the Secret Life of Amy Bensen. Corporations and corrupt practices also appear in the tags.

Legal thrillers about women lawyers form the core of Lisa Scottoline's work. Rosato & Associates, later listed as Rosato & DiNunzio, names the recurring law firm series, and the catalogue runs to 51 titles from Everywhere That Mary Went (1993) to This Changes Everything (2026). Scottoline also writes standalone suspense, non-fiction, and the Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman books, which the subject tags mark as humour. Publication is ongoing.

Lisa See

13 books• 2 series

Chinese and Chinese American history is Lisa See's material, handled as family fiction across generations. On Gold Mountain (1995) is a non-fiction family history; the novels follow, among them Flower Net, The Interior, Dragon Bones, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), Peony in Love and Shanghai Girls. Thirteen books make up the catalogue, which includes the Red Princess mysteries and runs to Daughters of the Sun and Moon in 2026.

Lisa Shearin writes comic fantasy with elves, goblins and thieves. Raine Benares, a seeker caught up with a cursed amulet, carries the first six books from Magic Lost, Trouble Found (2007) to All Spell Breaks Loose (2012); the SPI Files then move the magic to a modern supernatural agency, starting with The Grendel Affair (2013). Twenty books span 2007 to 2023, closing for now with The Gorgon Agenda.

Lisa Stone writes thrillers and suspense. Eight books make up the catalogue: The Darkness Within (2017), Stalker (2018), The Doctor (2019), Taken (2020), The Cottage (2021), The Gathering (2023), The Murder Room (2024) and The Forever House (2025). Roughly one appears each year, at a median of 384 pages, and Stone remains actively publishing.

Lisa Suzanne writes romance. The catalogue holds 86 books published between 2013 and 2026, from How He Really Feels (2013) to Breakaway Bet (2026). The Vegas Aces world is split across Vegas Aces, Vegas Aces: The Quarterback, The Wide Receiver, The Tight End, The Coach and The Playbook, with Vegas Heat: Expansion Team and Vegas Heat: Bases Loaded alongside it. Other catalogued series include Bradley Legacy, Nash Brothers, My Favorite Band and the He Feels Trilogy.

Lisa T Bergren writes Christian fiction and children's books, with Christian romance, historical fiction and picture books all in the subject tags. The catalogue lists 71 titles from Romantic Notions (1993) to Heaven on Earth (2026). Love 'n' Romance, Once Upon a Caribbean Summer, Refuge and Torchlight all date from 1994, and The Captain's Bride from 1998. Series include God Gave Us, River of Time, River of Time: California, Oceans of Time, Once Upon a Summer, Homeward Trilogy and Sugar Baron's Daughters. Bears, polar bears, God and love appear among the tags.

Lisa Unger

40 books• 11 series

Lisa Unger, born Lisa Miscione on April 26, 1970, is an American writer whose contemporary fiction is mainly psychological thrillers. Angel Fire (2002) opens a catalogue of 40 books that reaches Served Him Right (2026). Lydia Strong, Ridley Jones and House of Crows are series. Other listed titles include Beautiful Lies (2006), Black Out (2008) and Fragile (2010). Subjects cover women journalists, missing persons, married people and women sleuths.

Lisa Wingate

32 books• 10 series

Lisa Wingate has 32 books in this catalogue, from Tending Roses (2001) to The Last Father-Daughter Dance (2026). Texas is among the subjects, and the Wingate series include Texas Hill Country, Moses Lake, Daily, Texas, Carolina Chronicles and Blue Sky Hill, alongside standalone novels and non-fiction. The subjects also cover Christian fiction, Christian romance, historical fiction, farm life, sisters and town life. Good Hope Road and Texas Cooking both appeared in 2003.

Lisi Harrison

41 books• 10 series

Lisi Harrison is a Canadian author of young adult fiction, known for three series: The Clique, Alphas and Monster High. The Clique (2004) opens a catalogue of 41 titles, with middle schools, cliques, friendship and competition in the subject tags, and monsters, boarding schools and prejudice beside them. Graphic novels, a Clique Summer Collection and the Graveyard Girls follow. Two Truths and a Lion (2023) is the most recent title.

Cold cases drive Lissa Marie Redmond's crime fiction. The Cold Case Investigation novels put a woman detective on murders that went unsolved, opening with A Cold Day in Hell in 2018. Seven books make up the catalogue, running through The Murder Book (2019), A Full Cold Moon (2020), The Parting Glass (2021) and Catch Your Death in 2022. Stalkers, criminal defence lawyers and murder investigation are the recurring subjects, and no new title has appeared since 2022.

Liu Cixin

32 books• 1 series

Liu Cixin is a Chinese science fiction writer and computer engineer, born in 1963 and published in English translation as Cixin Liu. The Three-Body Problem (2006) took the 2015 Hugo Award and Death's End the 2017 Locus Award; Liu has also won China's Galaxy Award nine times and the Chinese Nebula Award, and serves as vice president of the Shanxi Writers Association. Thirty-three titles are catalogued from 1998 onward, among them Ball Lightning (2004), The Wandering Earth (2005) and The Dark Forest (2008). Human-alien encounters, imaginary wars and survival recur as subjects.

Liv Constantine is the pen name shared by the sisters Lynne Constantine and Valerie Constantine. Psychological thrillers and suspense make up the catalogue's subjects, with Mrs. Parrish and Jack Logan listed as series. The Last Mrs. Parrish (2017) is followed by The Last Time I Saw You (2019), The Silent Conspiracy (2020) and The Wife Stalker (2020), and Promise Me Never (2026) is the newest title on file. The listing also carries short fiction filed separately under each sister's own name.

Liv Zander publishes in duets and short sequences: Court of Ravens, the Pale Court Duet and the Heartstring Duet. King of Flesh and Bone and Queen of Rot and Pain both appear in 2022, followed by Feathers So Vicious and Shadows So Cruel in 2023 and the Crown Me pair in 2026. Six books make up the catalogue so far, and Zander is still publishing.

Livia J. Washburn writes mysteries and westerns, with 57 books in the catalogue from The Emerald Land (1983) to Tourist Trap (2024). Some titles appeared under other names: Ghost River (1990) and Red River Ruse (1991) as L.J. Washburn, Crusade: Lyron's Lament (1995) as Livia Reasoner with James Reasoner, and Rivers of Gold (1995) as J.L. Reasoner. Washburn series include Fresh-Baked Mysteries, Lucas Hallam, Delilah Dickinson, Kingfisher P.I., Evans Novel of the West, Palmetto, Tongue-Tied Witch and Our Town. Subjects include baking, murder, women sleuths, Texas, South Carolina and Phyllis Newsom.

Liz Braswell, also known as Elizabeth J. Braswell, is a British-born American writer of young adult fiction best known for New York Times bestselling books in Disney's Twisted Tales series. The Nine Lives of Chloe King, another Braswell series, became a television show of the same name in 2011. Braswell also publishes as Tracy Lynn, Rob Kidd, J. B. Stephens and Celia Thompson. The catalogue lists 22 books from Snow: A Retelling of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (2003) to Adventure Is Out There! (2026), including The Fallen (2004), A Whole New World (2015), As Old As Time (2016) and Straight On Till Morning (2019). Subjects name fairy tales, princesses, magic and mothers and daughters.

Liz Eeles writes feel-good romance set on the English coast, in three series: Salt Bay, Heaven's Cove and the Cosy Kettle books. Annie's Holiday by the Sea (2017) opens the catalogue, seasonal titles follow it, Annie's Christmas by the Sea, Annie's Summer by the Sea, and the Last House Before the Sea novels carry the later work. Twenty-one titles reach The Wife at the Last House Before the Sea (2025).

Cornwall is Liz Fenwick's constant subject, its history and its landscape both. Born in 1963 and American by birth, Fenwick lives in Cornwall, and The Guardian named her the queen of the contemporary Cornish novel in 2017. The debut, The Cornish House, was published by Orion in 2012, and the 12 catalogued books reach Flora's Day (2026) by way of A Cornish Affair (2013), The Returning Tide (2017), The Path to the Sea (2019) and The Secret Shore (2023). Grief, friendship, families and runaway women recur, and the books have been translated into 15 languages.

Liz Ireland's catalogue spans historical and contemporary romance, westerns and holiday cozy mysteries, with 35 books from Man Trap (1993) to Mrs. Claus and the Fatal Figgy Pudding (2026). Mrs. Claus is the named series, and Christmas and murders feature in its subjects. Earlier titles include Birds and the Bees (1994), Cecilia and the Stranger (1995), Heaven Sent Husband (1996), The Groom Forgets (1997) and Prim And Improper (1998). Frontier and pioneer life also appears among the subjects.

Liz Isaacson is a pen name of Elana Johnson, a Utah-based American writer who also publishes as Jessie Newton. Johnson's young adult and romance titles have reached the USA Today bestseller list three times. Under the Isaacson name the catalogue lists 152 books tagged romance and westerns, from Second Chance Ranch (2015) to Bailey (2026). Three Rivers Ranch Romance, Coral Canyon Cowboys, Shiloh Ridge Ranch in Three Rivers, Seven Sons Ranch in Three Rivers and Brush Creek Cowboys Romance are among the series.

Liz Johnson writes Christian romance and romantic suspense, with subject headings naming Love Inspired, kidnapping, undercover operations, FBI agents and bed and breakfast accommodations. The catalogue counts 25 books from The Kidnapping of Kenzie Thorn (2009) to A Star in the Night (2025). Vanishing Act (2010), Code of Justice (2011), SEAL Under Siege (2013), Navy SEAL Noel (2014) and The Red Door Inn (2016) are among them. Series are Prince Edward Island Dreams, Prince Edward Island Shores, Special Agent Assignments and Georgia Coast Romance.

Liz Kessler, born 15 October 1966, is an English children's author. Emily Windsnap, a half-mermaid, is the central figure of Kessler's most notable series. The catalogue holds 32 books from 2003 to 2025, opening with The Tail of Emily Windsnap (2003) and reaching Emily Windsnap and the Crystal Caves (2025). Other series are Philippa Fisher and Poppy, and the subjects include mermaids, fairies, magic and friendship.

Liz Moore

5 books

Five catalogued books make up Liz Moore's list, published between 2007 and 2024 at an average gap of four years. The Words of Every Song (2007) opens the run, followed by Heft (2012), The Unseen World (2016), Long Bright River (2020) and The God of the Woods (2024). Music, families, friendship and self-realisation run through the subject records.

Liz Mugavero's catalogue is one cozy series, the Pawsitively Organic Mysteries, seven books published between 2013 and 2019. Subject headings cover women detectives, pets, the pet food industry, celebrity chefs and murder investigation. Kneading to Die (2013) opens the run, which continues through A Biscuit, a Casket (2014), The Icing on the Corpse (2015) and Custom Baked Murder (2016). Murder, She Meowed (2019) is the last book.

Liz Nugent writes psychological suspense. The Irish novelist, born in Dublin in 1967, has six catalogued books, beginning with Unravelling Oliver (2013) and reaching The Truth About Ruby Cooper (2026). Murder, deception, family secrets and domestic violence are the recurring subjects. Lying in Wait (2016), Skin Deep (2018), Little Cruelties (2020) and Strange Sally Diamond (2023) fill the years between, spaced two to three years apart.

Liz Tolsma writes Christian historical fiction, romance and suspense, with World War II, the Netherlands, Germany, the Philippines and anti-Nazi underground movements among the subjects. The 19 catalogued books begin with Snow on the Tulips (2013), followed by Daisies Are Forever (2014) and Remember the Lilies (2015). Tolsma's series include Music of Hope and Echoes of the Past. What I Left for You (2024) is the newest title.

Liz Tomforde writes sports romance with realistic, healthy relationships, witty banter and real-life struggles. Tomforde grew up in Northern California as the youngest of five children and lives in Sonoma County. The catalogue lists 9 books, beginning with Becoming Selfish (2021) and running to In Her Own League (2026), with Cardinal Rule scheduled for 2027. Named series are Windy City, Windy City Spinoff, Selfish and Wilder Woods. Hockey and college appear among the subject headings.

Textiles run through Liz Trenow's historical fiction, with silk weaving, quilting, seamstresses and dressmakers all in the subject headings. The Last Telegram (2012) opens a catalogue of ten novels taking in The Forgotten Seamstress (2013), The Silk Weaver, also published as The Hidden Thread (2017), and The Dressmaker of Draper's Lane (2019). Several books carry alternate titles, and the run ends at The Secret Sister (2023). Other subjects cover the Second World War, London and royal households.

Liza Marklund

13 books• 2 series

Annika Bengtzon, a newspaper journalist, is the character Liza Marklund writes. Thirteen books are catalogued from The Bomber (1998) to The Final Word (2017), including Studio Sex (1999), Vanished (2000), Prime Time (2001), Red Wolf (2003), Last Will (2006) and The Long Shadow (2008). Murder investigation, bombings, investigative reporting and Stockholm are the subject headings. Marklund, born in 1962, is a Swedish journalist and crime writer whose novels have appeared in forty languages; she co-owns the publishing house Piratförlaget and has served as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. The median book runs 448 pages.

Lizzie Lane writes sagas of wartime and working-class family life in England. Thirty-three books are catalogued between 2002 and 2026 across seven series: Wartime Brides, Tobacco Girls, Coronation Close, Orchard Cottage Hospital, Strong Trilogy, Mary Anne Randall and Sweet Sisters. Wartime Brides (2002) opens the catalogue, followed by Coronation Wives (2003), Daughter of Destiny (2004), The Sugar Merchant's Wife (2005), Secrets of the Past (2006) and Trouble for the Boat Girl (2007), with A Wartime Family and A Wartime Wife arriving in 2014. Trouble Ahead at Coronation Close (2026) is the newest, and the 2020s are the densest decade.

Wartime supplies Lizzie Page's subject, through four series: War Nurses, Wartime Evacuees, Airline Girls and the Shilling Grange Children's Home. Sixteen catalogued books open in 2018 with Daughters of War and The War Nurses, take in When I Was Yours (2019), The Forgotten Girls (2020), The Wartime Nanny (2020) and The Orphanage (2021), and reach The Girl Who Took Flight (2026). The Girl in the Skies is scheduled for 2027.

Lizzy Dent's catalogue holds eight books published between 2017 and 2026. This Beats Perfect (2017) gave its name to a series with A Secret Beat and The Punk Factor (2018), written for younger readers around music and performance. The later novels arrive at roughly one a year: The Summer Job (2021), The Setup (2022), The Sweetest Revenge (2023), Just One Taste (2024) and Drive Me Crazy (2026).

LJ Ross writes English crime fiction, best known for the DCI Ryan murder investigations. Holy Island (2015) opens that series, followed by Sycamore Gap, Angel, Heavenfield, Cragside and High Force, each named for a place. The Alexander Gregory thrillers run alongside, and the catalogue holds 33 books through Belsay in 2025.

Lloyd Alexander wrote fantasy for children and young adults. Alexander lived from 1924 to 2007, grew up in Pennsylvania through the Great Depression, and worked across seven decades; 45 books are catalogued here, from And Let the Credit Go (1955) to The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio (2007). The Chronicles of Prydain, five high fantasy novels set in the imaginary land of Prydain, is the best known work, and its conclusion, The High King, took the 1969 Newbery Medal. The Westmark Trilogy and the Vesper Holly adventures are Alexander's other series. National Book Awards followed in 1971 and 1982, and the work has been translated into 20 languages.

Logan Ryles has 48 books catalogued under action and thriller, published from 2019 to 2026, with Edge of Night set for 2027. Ryles's series follow Reed Montgomery, Mason Sharpe, Wolfgang Pierce and Ian Hale, alongside Prosecution Force. Sandbox, a Reed Montgomery short story, appeared in 2019 with Hunt to Kill, Overwatch and Total War. Deep End (2026) is the most recent title.

Lois Duncan (April 28, 1934 to June 15, 2016), born Lois Duncan Steinmetz, was an American novelist, poet and journalist. Duncan is best known for young adult novels, and historians credit Duncan as a pioneer of young adult fiction, above all in horror, thriller and suspense. The daughter of professional photographers Lois and Joseph Janney Steinmetz, Duncan started writing young and published two early novels as Lois Kerry. Hotel for Dogs (1971), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1973) and Summer of Fear (1976) are among the novels. The catalogue lists 51 titles from Debutante Hill (1957) to Written in the Stars (2014), including A Gift of Magic (1960) and Game of Danger (1962).

Lois Greiman writes historical romance and mystery. The catalogue lists 45 books published between 1993 and 2018, from Surrender My Heart (1993) to Unsweetened (2018). Chrissy McMullen is the recurring figure in A Chrissy McMullen Mystery; other series include Men Of The Mist, Witches of Mayfair, Sedonia, Hope Springs, SD, Heart on the Run and Home in the Hills. Subjects record Scotland, manners and customs, women sleuths, psychotherapists and women ranchers.

Lois Lenski

75 books• 8 series

Lois Lenski (1893-1974) wrote and illustrated books for children and won the Newbery Medal. Lenski published 98 books, several of them posthumously: picture books, illustrated chapter books, songbooks, poetry, short stories, essays on children's literature and the 1972 autobiography Journey into Childhood. The Mr. Small picture books, the American Regional novels and the Roundabout America, Davy and Debbie series carry most of the work. Seventy-seven titles are catalogued here, starting in 1928.