Authors whose first name starts with M, page 8 of 19

Martin Amis

31 books

Martin Amis was an English novelist, essayist, memoirist, screenwriter and critic who died in 2023. Money (1984) and London Fields (1989) are his best known novels; Time's Arrow was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1991 and Yellow Dog longlisted in 2003, and the memoir Experience won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Amis taught creative writing at the University of Manchester from 2007 to 2011. The catalogue holds 31 titles, from The Rachel Papers (1973) to Chess Players (2024).

Martin Archer published 36 books between 2014 and 2023, divided between two series: the Company of Archers and Soldiers and Marines. Six titles carry a 2014 date, among them The Archers, The Archer's Castle, War Breaks Out and War In The East, and the run continues through Kings and Crusaders (2015) and The Archer's Gold (2015). Dawn of the Windsors (2023) is the last entry, and nothing has been added since.

Aeronautics and aviation were the specialist field of Martin Caidin, an American author and screenwriter born September 14, 1927, who died March 24, 1997. Caidin started writing fiction in 1957, and the total output passed 50 books of fiction and nonfiction plus more than 1,000 magazine articles. The novel Cyborg became the basis of The Six Million Dollar Man franchise, and Caidin also produced numerous military histories, most of them about aviation. Caidin was a pilot and restored a 1936 Junkers Ju 52. Early titles include Rockets and Missiles, Past And Future (1954) and Black Thursday (1960).

Legal suspense with a comic streak is Martin Clark's form. The 6 catalogued books run from The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living (2000) through Plain Heathen Mischief (2004), The Legal Limit (2008), The Jezebel Remedy (2015) and The Substitution Order (2019) to The Plinko Bounce (2023). Judges, the law, brothers and corrupt practices recur as subjects. No book has followed 2023.

Martin Cruz Smith

30 books• 4 series

Arkady Renko, a Moscow police investigator, is the character Martin Cruz Smith is known for, heading a crime series that reaches Hotel Ukraine in 2025. The Inquisitor and Roman Grey books sit alongside it, and the catalogue's 1970s titles include thrillers published under other names. Thirty-one books are listed, starting at The Indians Won (1970).

Martin Davies writes the Mrs. Hudson series, and the catalogue holds 13 books from Mrs. Hudson and the Spirits' Curse (2002) to Mrs Hudson and the Belladonna Inheritance (2026). Mrs Hudson and the Kensington Clairvoyant is announced for 2027. Subject headings name Sherlock Holmes as a fictitious character and list housekeepers, women domestics, historical fiction and traditional mysteries. Other Davies titles include The Conjurer's Bird (2005), The Unicorn Road (2008) and Havana Sleeping (2014). Subject headings also list naturalists, extinct birds and the First World War.

Martin Dugard writes narrative non-fiction. Exploration, discovery, travel, biography and endurance sport are his subjects, drawn from a career that began in 1988 writing for endurance sports magazines and took in the Tour de France from 1999 to 2008. Dugard's 16 catalogued books run from On the Edge (1995) to The Long Run (2026), taking in Knockdown (1999), Survivor: The Ultimate Game (2000), Chasing Lance (2001), Farther Than Any Man (2001), Into Africa (2002), The Last Voyage of Columbus (2005) and To Be a Runner (2011). The 1998 Sydney-Hobart race, yachting accidents and search and rescue sit among the catalogued subjects.

Martin Edwards is a crime writer who took a first in law at Balliol College, Oxford, trained as a solicitor in Leeds, moved to Liverpool on qualifying in 1980 and became a partner at Mace and Jones in 1984. Harry Devlin, Lake District Mysteries and Rachel Savernake are the series. Edwards belongs to the Murder Squad collective, chairs the nominations sub-committee for the CWA Diamond Dagger and became Archivist of the Crime Writers Association in 2007. Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife (2025) is the newest title.

Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 - June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist who worked across mysteries and horror and, above all, speculative fiction. Greenberg compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned more than 8,200 original short stories, founded the book packager Tekno Books and co-founded the Sci-Fi Channel; terrorism and the Middle East were a second field of expertise, and Isaac Asimov was a long-standing friend and business partner. The 51 titles listed here are edited collections rather than single-author works, running from Fantastic Lives (1981) to Louisiana Vampires (2010) and taking in Civil War Women (1988), Murder Most Sacred (1989), Horse Fantastic (1991) and Dragon Fantastic (1995).

Martin J. Smith is the author of the Memory series. Catalogue subjects include psychological thrillers, the fictitious character Jim Christensen, psychologists, recovered memory, amnesia, Alzheimer's disease, single fathers and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Time Release (1997) opens the catalogue, followed by Shadow Image (1998) and Straw Men (2001). The 11 listed books run to 27 Knots (2026).

Martin Limón writes mysteries set in Korea, drawn from his own time there. George Sueño and Ernie Bascom, sergeants with the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command, carry 16 of the books, from Jade Lady Burning (1992) through Slicky Boys (1997), Buddha's Money (1998), The Door to Bitterness (2005), G.I. Bones (2009) and Mr. Kill (2011), with the short story collection Nightmare Range among them. Nineteen books are catalogued in all, reaching Strip Rules (2026); Tales from the East Riding (2006) and More Tales from the East Riding (2008) sit outside that series, with Yorkshire in the subject headings. Limón was born in 1948.

Martin Millar is a Scottish writer from Glasgow, now living in London. Under the pen name Martin Scott, Millar wrote the Thraxas fantasy novels, and the first Thraxas book took the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. The catalogue gathers 20 books from Milk, Sulphate and Alby Starvation (1987) to Thraxas Meets His Enemies (2022), and includes the Kalix MacRinnalch series. Recorded subjects include werewolves, London, street youth, subculture and friendship.

Martin O'Brien is the author of the Daniel Jacquot police procedurals, set in France according to the catalogue subjects. Serial murder, missing persons and rugby teams also appear among those subjects. Jacquot and the Waterman (2005) is the first of 11 books, followed by Jacquot and the Fifteen and Jacquot and the Master in 2007. Later titles include Confession (2009), Knife Gun Poison Bomb (2014) and Talking To The Sharks (2016), and Justice Done (2021) is the newest.

Martín Prechtel is an American author and educator from New Mexico who travelled to Guatemala in 1970. Prechtel settled in a Tz'utujil community near Lake Atitlán, learned the Mayan language, studied with a shaman and married a Tz'utujil woman. The Guatemalan civil war drove the family to the United States, where Prechtel began teaching Maya spirituality and took part in workshops sponsored by the poet Robert Bly. The catalogue lists 13 books up to The Canyon Wren (2023), among them Secrets of the Talking Jaguar (1998) and The Smell of Rain on Dust (2015).

Martin Sixsmith, born 24 September 1954, is a British author and radio and television presenter who has worked mainly for the BBC. Sixsmith advised the Labour government and the BBC comedy The Thick of It. The Lost Child of Philomena Lee (2009) became the basis for the 2013 film Philomena, with Steve Coogan playing Sixsmith. The 11 catalogued books span Moscow Coup (1991) to The Russia Conundrum (2022), taking in Spin, I Heard Lenin Laugh, The Litvinenko File, Putin's Oil and Ayesha's Gift.

Martin Walker

51 books• 3 series

Martin Walker, born 1947, is a Scottish former journalist and historian who writes the Bruno detective novels, featuring Bruno Courrèges, a police chief in rural France. Walker worked at The Guardian from 1971 to 1999, joined United Press International in 2000 as a Washington correspondent, and is now UPI's editor-in-chief emeritus. The 51 catalogued titles run from The National Front (1977) to A Murder in Springtime (2026). Non-fiction in the list includes The Waking Giant: Soviet Union Under Gorbachev (1986) and The Cold War and the Making of the Modern World (1993).

Martin Wilsey has four series in the catalogue: Solstice 31 Saga, Tales From Lumina Station, Tales from the Zombie Apocalypse and Vampire Conspiracy. The 12 listed books run from Still Falling (2015) to Blood Heretics (2023). Injuring Eternity (2015), Kill Valerie Hume (2015), The Black Pod (2015), Virtues of the Vicious (2017), The Once Damned (2019) and Piper's Run (2020) are among the titles. Wilsey is marked as dormant.

Martin Woodhouse was a British author and scriptwriter who lived from 29 August 1932 to 15 May 2011. Woodhouse wrote for the television series The Avengers and had been a medical doctor, pilot, engineer and computer designer. The catalogue lists 11 books from 1966 to 1980 under two series, Giles Yeoman and Leonardo Da Vinci. Tree Frog (1966) is the first, followed by Rock Baby (1968), Mama Doll (1972) and Blue Bone (1973). The Medici Guns (1974), Moon Hill (1976), The Medici Emerald (1976) and The Medici Hawks (1978) come later. Subject tags include Leonardo da Vinci, Italy, artists and adventure. The Remington Set (1976) appeared under the name John Charlton, and Traders (1980) is the newest title.

London's gangster underworld is Martina Cole's territory. The British crime writer has 29 catalogued books published between 1992 and 2025, from Dangerous Lady (1992) to No Regret (2025). Dangerous Lady, The Jump, The Take and The Runaway were adapted as television dramas, and UK sales pass fourteen million. Two named series sit in the catalogue, DI Kate Burrows and Maura Ryan, alongside standalone novels and non-fiction. Criminals, families and crime in London are the standing subjects. Cole is actively publishing.

Martina Slajerova and various others is a combined cookbook credit covering 16 books from 2016 to 2021. The KetoDiet Cookbook and Sweet and Savory Fat Bombs date from 2016, and 500 Ketogenic Recipes and Quick Keto Meals in 30 Minutes or Less from 2017. Ketogenic, low-carbohydrate and sugar-free diets, weight loss and slow cooking are among the subjects. The listing also includes Dana Carpender's Keto Fat Gram Counter (2019). The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook (2021) is the newest title.

Martine Agassi and Elizabeth Verdick share this catalogue entry, which holds 14 books for young children dated from 2002 to 2023. Hands Are Not for Hitting (2002) is the first title and Tears Are Not Forever (2023) the latest. Teeth Are Not for Biting (2003), Words Are Not for Hurting (2004), Pacifiers Are Not Forever (2007) and Voices Are Not for Yelling (2015) also appear. Recorded subjects include toddlers, behavior, emotions and etiquette for children, and the genre on record is Early Readers. The median book is 24 pages.

Marty Ambrose writes mystery fiction. Catalogue subjects record women journalists, women sleuths, murder, investigation, crime and Florida settings, with romance stories alongside them. Two series are listed: Mango Bay Mysteries and Lord Byron Mystery. The 13 catalogued books span 1994 to 2022, from Racing to Love (1994) to Forever Past (2022), taking in Peril in Paradise (2008), Island Intrigue (2009), Murder in the Mangroves (2010), Killer Kool (2011) and Coastal Corpse (2016). Two titles from the 1990s are listed under the name Martha Ambrose.

Marty Wingate's catalogue starts in gardening non-fiction, with Big Ideas for Northwest Small Gardens (2003), The Big Book of Northwest Perennials (2005) and Landscaping for Privacy (2011), then turns to cozy mystery in the Potting Shed Mysteries, the Birds Of A Feather Mysteries, the First Edition Library Mysteries and the London Ladies' Murder Club. The Garden Plot (2014) opens the fiction. Twenty-nine books are catalogued, reaching The German Sisters in 2026.

Martyn Waites writes mystery, detective and thriller fiction set in England. Three series are catalogued to the name: Stephen Larkin, Joe Donovan and Tom Killgannon, and Joe Donovan is listed as a fictitious character. Recorded subjects include journalists, investigative reporting, drug traffic, political corruption and suicide. Sixteen books run from Mary's Prayer (1997) to a 2026 title issued as C.B. Everett, taking in Candleland (2000), The White Room (2004), The Mercy Seat (2006) and Bone Machine (2007). Waites is still publishing.

Marvin H. Albert, who lived from 1924 to 1996, was an American writer of mystery, crime and adventure novels. His investigator Pete Sawyer, born Pierre-Ange, is a French-American private detective working in France. Albert also wrote the Tony Rome mysteries and the Soldato novels, published crime fiction as Nick Quarry, and ranged into westerns and the 1959 novel of The Pink Panther. The catalogue holds 55 titles from Apache Rising in 1957 onward, with espionage, wartime conspiracy and the Second World War among the recurring subjects.

Marvin Knight writes the Spellheart, Amazon Apocalypse and Paladin of the Sigil series, with 20 catalogued books from 2019 to 2026. Secrets of the Hearthwood and Zeal of the Mind and Flesh date from 2019. Paladin of the Sword (2021), Paladin of the Shield (2022) and Paladin of the Spirit (2022) share a naming pattern. Champion of Deania and Spire of Blood appeared in 2021. Amazon Apocalypse 6 (2026) is the newest title.

Mary Alice Monroe is an American novelist, born in Evanston, Illinois, on 25 May 1960, and resident in South Carolina. Monroe's fiction draws parallels between nature and human nature: The Beach House and Swimming Lessons both involve injured sea turtles, and Time Is a River follows breast cancer survivors in a North Carolina fly-fishing group. The catalogue holds 33 books from The Long Road Home (1995) to Where the Rivers Merge (2025), with The Rivers' End due in 2027, plus the Beach House, Lowcountry Summer, Islanders and Rivers series. One title appeared under the name Mary Alice Kruesi.

Mary Anna Evans writes archaeological mystery fiction. Faye Longchamp, an archaeologist, is the recurring investigator, and the Faye Longchamp series is the one named sequence in a catalogue of 28 books running from Wounded Earth (1995) to The Dark Library (2025). Artifacts (2003), Relics (2005), Effigies (2007), Findings (2008) and Offerings (2010) mark the early run. Excavations, murder investigation, private investigators and Florida settings recur as subjects.

Mary B. Moore has 34 books in the catalogue, published between 2016 and 2022. Forever Mine, More Than Forever and Until Forever all date from 2016, and Layla (2022) is the most recent title. Compass and My Forever followed in 2017, with Choosing Forever, Force Projection, Forever Ducked and Quids In in 2018. Cheap Thrills, Providence Gold, Klein Brothers, Valiant MC, Doughty and Road Kings And Underworlds are the six series credited to Moore. Nothing has been listed since 2022, so the entry is dormant.

Mary B. Morrison writes romance and erotica, and subjects include African American women, love triangles and Atlanta. The catalogue lists 28 books published between 1999 and 2020. Soulmates Dissipate (2000), Who's Making Love (2001), Never Again Once More (2002) and Sweeter Than Honey (2007) are among them. Morrison's series are Soulmates Dissipate and If I Can't Have You, and the catalogue also links Honey Diaries. Careful What You Click For (2020) is the newest, and the run is listed as likely complete.

Historical romance set in the Regency and the wider Georgian period is Mary Balogh's territory. Born Mary Jenkins in Swansea on 24 March 1944, Balogh moved to Canada in 1967, taught in Kipling, Saskatchewan, and became a school principal there before the first novel appeared in 1985. The catalogue runs to 106 books, from A Chance Encounter (1985) to A Waltz to Remember (2026). Series headings include Westcott, Bedwyn Family, Survivor's Club, Huxtable Quintet, Simply Quartet, Dark Angel and Ravenswood. Mary Balogh is still publishing.

Mary Berry is an English food writer, chef, baker and television presenter, born on 24 March 1935. Berry trained in catering at college and went to France at 22 to attend Le Cordon Bleu. The Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook (1970) was the first Mary Berry book, and the Baking Bible followed in 2009 among more than 75 cookery titles. Berry has presented television series for the BBC and Thames Television. The catalogue opens with Mary Berry's Cookbook (1970) and covers baking, cakes, desserts, freezer cooking and make-ahead cooking, with titles such as Popular Freezer Cookery (1972) and Family Cooking (1978).

Mary Beth Keane

5 books

Mary Beth Keane is an American novelist who writes about families, Irish America and New York. Five books stand in the catalogue: Whale Harbor (2026), The Half Moon (2023), Ask Again, Yes (2019), Fever (2013) and The Walking People (2009). Typhoid fever, family secrets and the lives of women are among the subjects. The National Book Foundation named Keane one of its 5 Under 35 in 2011, and a Guggenheim Fellowship for Fiction followed in 2015.

Mary Burton grew up in a Southern family that loved telling stories, and that interest led to an English degree from Hollins University in Virginia, completed in 1983. The catalogue lists 48 Burton books, from A Bride for McCain (2000) to Trust No One (2026). Burton's series include Criminal Profiler, Morgans of Nashville, Forgotten Files, Texas Rangers and Senseless Duo. Subjects on the books cover romantic suspense, historical romance, serial murder investigations and police work.

The Mary Calmes catalogue is tagged for gay romance, and also carries tags for romantic suspense, fantasy, science fiction and shapeshifting. The listing counts 102 books from Change of Heart (2009) to Found Objects (2026), with one title co-credited to Poppy Dennison. Mary Calmes series include A Matter of Time, Marshals, Torus Intercession, Mangrove Stories, L'Ange, Timing and House of Maedoc. His Hearth, Ice Around the Edges and Tooth & Nail all appeared in 2010.

Mary Chamberlain is a British novelist and historian, born on 3 September 1947, whose books are widely held by libraries. The catalogue lists 13 books from Fenwomen (1977) to The Forgotten (2021). Growing Up in Lambeth (1989), Caribbean Migration: Globalized Identities (1998), Old Wives' Tales: The History of Remedies, Charms and Spells (2010) and The Mighty Jester (2014) are among them. Subject headings include women, rural conditions, England, villages and the Second World War.

Mary Christner Borntrager is the author of Ellie's People, children's fiction whose subjects include the Amish, Mennonites, Ohio, farm life and runaways. The catalogue lists 10 books from 1988 to 1997, with a median length of 144 pages, each titled with a first name. Ellie (1988) is the first, followed by Rebecca (1989), Rachel (1990), Daniel (1991), Andy and Reuben (1992), Polly (1994), Sarah (1995) and Mandy (1996). Annie (1997) is the newest.

Mary Connealy, born 1956, is an American Christian fiction author who specialises in romantic comedy set in the cowboy era of the American West. Connealy's catalogue holds 70 books, opening with Petticoat Ranch (2006). Series include Kincaid Brides, Lassoed in Texas, Sophie's Daughters, Trouble in Texas, Cimarron Legacy, High Sierra Sweethearts, Brides of Hope Mountain and Wyoming Sunrise. The Heart's Most Wanted came out in 2026, and Heart of an Outlaw is listed for 2027.

Two mystery series carry most of Mary Daheim's catalogue: the Bed-and-Breakfast books around Judith McMonigle Flynn, and the Emma Lord novels about a newspaper publisher in Washington state. Eighty-four titles are catalogued between The Royal Mile (1983) and Lady MacDeath in 2020, with historical romances among the early work. The 1990s were the densest decade.

Mary Davis writes Christian romance and children's fiction, with 21 catalogued books from 2005 to 2022. Lakeside and The island (2005) open the list, and The Grand Hotel followed in 2006. The Michigan Weddings and Prodigal Daughters series appear in the catalogue. Meet Bleuette and Bleuette's Birthday Surprise date from 2010, and Titanic: Voyage of Intent from 2012. The Lady's Mission (2022) is the newest Davis book.

Mary Doria Russell

7 books• 2 series

Mary Doria Russell is an American novelist, born in 1950 and since retired from writing. The Sparrow (1996) and Children of God (1998) form one pair, sending a Jesuit priest to a distant planet and setting belief against what he finds. Historical novels make up the rest: A Thread of Grace (2005), Dreamers of the Day (2008), and Doc (2011) with Epitaph (2015) on Doc Holliday. The Women of the Copper Country (2019) closes a catalogue of seven books.

Mary Downing Hahn writes ghost stories and mysteries for young readers. Born in 1937 and once a school librarian, Hahn published The Sara Summer in 1979 and has 41 catalogued books through The Old Willis Place (2024). Wait Till Helen Comes and Stepping On The Cracks are among the best known titles, and the Gordy Smith books form the one named series. Ghosts, witches, stepfamilies and family life recur as subjects.

Mary E. Pearson

23 books• 5 series

Mary E. Pearson, born August 14, 1955, is an American children's author best known for young adult fiction. A Room on Lorelei Street (2005) won the 2006 Golden Kite Award for fiction. The Adoration of Jenna Fox was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award and is being adapted for film. The catalogue lists 23 titles, from Pickles in My Soup (1999) and David v. God (2000) to The Last Wish of Bristol Keats (2025). Series include the Jenna Fox Chronicles, Remnant Chronicles, Dance Of Thieves and Courting of Bristol Keats. Bioethics, biotechnology, princesses, stories in rhyme and fantasy appear in the subject tags.

Mary E. Twomey is catalogued in the Romance genre, with 18 books dated 2016 to 2023. The list begins with Taste (2016) and also includes Torture and Tremble from that year. Tease, Temper and Tempt followed in 2017. Elvage (2023) and Linus at Large (2023) are the most recent entries, and nothing newer is listed.

Craft shops, craft fairs and the women who work them supply Mary Ellen Hughes with her murders. Fifteen catalogued books run from Resort to Murder and Wreath of Deception in 2000 to Knits, Knots, and Knives in 2022, across the Craft Corner, Keepsake Cove, Pickled & Preserved and Craft Fair Knitters series, plus the Maggie Olenski books. Widows and women teachers appear among the subjects. Nothing new has appeared since 2022.

Mary Ellen Taylor has 11 catalogued books, from The Union Street Bakery and Sweet Expectations (both 2013) to The Promise of Tomorrow (2024). At the Corner of King Street (2015), The View from Prince Street (2016), Winter Cottage (2018), Spring House (2019), Honeysuckle Season (2020) and The Words We Whisper (2021) are other titles. Union Street Bakery is the listed series. Bakeries, family secrets, single women, self-realization and Virginia appear among the subjects.

Mary Ellis writes Christian romance and romantic suspense, and Amish life, farm life and widowhood recur in the subject tags. The catalogue lists 26 books from 2009 to 2024. A Widow's Hope and Never Far from Home (both 2009) are the first, followed by Sarah's Christmas Miracle (2010), A Marriage for Meghan (2011) and An Amish Family Reunion (2012). What Goes 'Round... (2024) is the newest. Series include Miller Family, Wayne County, Civil War Heroines, Secrets Of The South Mysteries, Kate Weller/Marked For Retribution and Bourbon Tour Mystery. Private investigators and history are also tagged.

Mary Frame writes romance and mystery. The catalogue holds 23 books published between 2014 and 2026, opening with Imperfect Chemistry (2014) and reaching Crazy Stupid Match (2026). The series in the listing are Fox Family, Imperfect, Castle Cove Mystery, Dorky and Reluctant Matchmakers, and the catalogue also carries A Writer's Guide: Story Structure & Beyond (2016). Frame remains actively publishing.

Golden Witchbreed (1983) opened the catalogue of Mary Gentle, a British science fiction and fantasy author born on 29 March 1956. Gentle's 21 books run to The Black Opera (2012). Gentle's series are Orthe, White Crow Sequence, Book of Ash and Ilario, and Rats and Gargoyles (1990) and Grunts (1992) are among the titles. Historical fantasy, war stories, painters and intersex people appear among the subjects.

Mary H.K. Choi

10 books

Mary H.K. Choi is an American author, editor and television and print journalist, born on November 21, 1979. Choi wrote the young adult novels Emergency Contact (2018), Permanent Record (2019) and Yolk (2021). Choi has been the culture correspondent on Vice News Tonight on HBO and, before that, a columnist for Wired and Allure. The catalogue lists 10 books from 2011 to 2026. The listing includes Women of Marvel (2011), Oh, Never Mind (2014), Eat, Pray, Roll (2016), My Korean Mom (2016), Zapped (2016) and Pool House (2026). Subject headings include superhero comics, college students, text messages, celebrities, Asian Americans and New York City.

Mary Higgins Clark

62 books• 8 series

Mary Higgins Clark, born Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins, was an American suspense novelist who lived from December 24, 1927 to January 31, 2020. Where Are the Children? (1975) was the debut suspense novel, and by 2015 that book was in its 75th printing. Each of Clark's 51 books was a bestseller in the United States and in European countries. The catalogue starts with Aspire to the Heavens / Mount Vernon Love Story (1968) and reaches It Had to Be You (2024). Alvirah and Willy are recurring characters, and Under Suspicion is a Clark series. Clark worked as a secretary, a copy editor and for one year a Pan-American Airlines flight attendant, and short stories supplemented the family income.

Television news is the setting for most of Mary Jane Clark's suspense. The KEY News series, opening with Do You Want to Know a Secret? (1998), follows journalists and producers through murder cases; the Piper Donovan wedding cake mysteries came later. Eighteen books are catalogued, ending with That Old Black Magic in 2014, at 352 pages on median.

Mary Jane Maffini is a Canadian mystery writer, credited with three mystery series and 12 novels. Short stories by Maffini have appeared in Chatelaine, Storyteller and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and in the Ladies Killing Circle and RendezVous Crime anthologies, and two of those stories won Arthur Ellis Awards. The catalogue records 26 books from Menopause Is Murder (1999) to You Light Up My Death (2022). Series include Camilla MacPhee Mystery, Charlotte Adams Mystery, Fiona Silk Mystery and the Book Collector Mystery Series, published as Victoria Abbott. Subjects include women sleuths, women lawyers and book collectors.

Mary Jayne Baker writes romance, including the Love in the Dales series, and has 10 books catalogued from 2016 to 2022. The Honey Trap (2016) is the earliest. Meet Me at the Lighthouse, Runaway Bride, The Perfect Fit, A Bicycle Made For Two, The Never Have I Ever Club and Love at First Fight follow, and Santa Maybe and The 24 Hour Dating Agency (2022) are the newest. Subjects include women journalists, bereavement, restaurateurs, country life and tourism.

Mary Jennings is the author of the Billionaire Rivals series. The Billionaire's Office Romance, The Billionaire's Secret Obsession, The Billionaire's Secret Wife and Mr. Hudson all carry 2021 dates. Mr. Clark, Mr. King, Mr. Reed and Mr. Dean followed in 2022, and Mr. Dean is the newest catalogued title. The author's output is currently dormant.

Mary Jo Putney, born in New York, is an American author of historical and contemporary romance who also publishes romantic fantasy as M.J. Putney. Putney novels address unusual subjects, including alcoholism, death and domestic abuse. The catalogue lists 58 Putney books, from The Diabolical Baron (1987) to Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Know (2024). Series include Bride Trilogy, Silk Trilogy, Rogues Redeemed, Circle Of Friends, Davenport Family, Dangerous Gifts, Stone Saints, Fallen Angels and Lost Lords. Subjects include Regency romance, nobility and widows.

Mary Karr

10 books• 2 series

Mary Karr is an American poet, essayist and memoirist from East Texas, and the Jesse Truesdell Peck Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University. The Liars' Club (1995) is her best known book, a bestselling memoir, followed by Cherry (2000) and Lit (2009). Poetry runs alongside the prose: Abacus (1987), The Devil's Tour (1993), Viper Rum (1998), Sinners Welcome (2006) and Tropic of Squalor (2018). The Art of Memoir (2015) completes ten catalogued titles.

Mary Kay Andrews writes women's fiction and mysteries set in Georgia. Every Crooked Nanny (1992) opens the catalogue and introduces Callahan Garrity, an Atlanta woman sleuth. Andrews wrote the Truman Kicklighter mysteries as Kathy Hogan Trocheck, and later work turns to contemporary romance and beach-town novels, with the Weezie & Bebe mysteries in between. The catalogue holds 39 titles through Road Trip (2026).

Mary Kennedy's catalogue runs to 196 books published between 2019 and 2026, most of them titled with a single character's name: Ian, Carter, Lars, Noa, Trevor, Ace, Chris, Doc. Seven series carry the run, namely REAPER-Patriots, REAPER Security, Voodoo Guardians, Steel Patriots MC, Gray Wolf LEGACY, My SEAL Boys and Strange Gifts. Grayson (2026) is the newest entry, and Kennedy is actively publishing.

Mary Kingswood is catalogued with 51 books published between 2016 and 2026. The run opens on a set of single-name titles in 2016 - Amy, Belle, Connie, Dulcie and Mary - and reaches The Duke's Gardener (2026). Seven series carry the work: Daughters of Allamont Hall, Sons of the Marquess, Mercer's House, the Silver Linings Mysteries, the Sisters of Woodside Mysteries, the Chaplain's Legacy and Black Sheep. Publication is ongoing.