Writer	Who	Where	When	How Much	Why
Haddam, Jane	Gregor Demarkian	Philadelphia, PA	Present		Gregor works in Armenian-American community
Hagar, Jean	Molly Bearpaw	Tahlequah, OK	Present		Molly is investigator for Cherokee Nation
Hagar, Jean	Tess Darcy	Missouri	Present
Haiblum, Isidore	Morris and Max Weiss	New York, New York	1948 and Present		Morris and Max are uncle and nephew
Hale, Rebecca M.	Rebecca Hale	San Francisco, CA	Present		Rebecca is accountant who inherites Jackson Square antique store from her Uncle Oscar
Hall, Mary Bowen	Emma Chizzit	Sacramento, CA	Present		Emma is handywoman
Hall, Oakley	Ambrose Bierce	San Francisco, CA	1870s
Hall, Parnell	Sherry Carter and Cora Felton	Bakerhaven, CT	Present		Sherry is cruciverbalist
Hall, Parnell	Stanley Hastings	New York, NY	Present
Hall, Robert Lee	Benjamin Franklin	London, England	1750s
Hallett, Janice	Amanda Bailey--true crime writer, Ellie Cooper--criminal psychologist and Amanda's transcriber, Oliver Menzies--sometimes journalist	London and Isle f Wight, UK	1990, 2003, and 2021		Amanda is hired in 2021 to write a book about a crime that occurred in 2003 when a con man convinced some people he was an archangel and was able to establish a cult of people who believed they were angels in human form. As Amanda researches for her book, she finds very little information about the Alperton Angles, as the case became called. The book was an enjoyable plot, but the end was not enjoyable.
Hambly, Barbara	Benjamin January	New Orleans, LA	early 1800s		Benjamin is freed slave, surgeon, and musician Author also writes as Barbara Hamilton
Hamilton, Barbara	Abigail Adams	Boston	1770s		Abigail solves mysteries while caring for her husband, John, four children, and household tasks. Author also writes as Barbara Hambly
Hamilton, Denise	Eve Diamond	Los Angeles, CA	Present		Eve is journalist
Hamilton, Laurell K.	Meredith Nic Essus				Meredith is fairy; not much mystery
Hamilton, Lyn	Lara McClintock	Toronto, Canada and various countries	Present		Lara is antiques dealer
Hamilton, Steve	Alex McKnight	Michigan UP	Present
Hammett, Dashiel	Nick and Nora Charles	New York, NY	1920s
Hammett, Dashiel	Sam Spade	San Francisco, CA	1940s
Handler, David	Stewart Hoag and his basset hound, Lulu	New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA	1990s		Stewart was the first new literary voice of the 1980s, but due to writer's block ever since his first book, he now ghostwrites celebrity memoirs.
Haney, Lauren	Lieutenant Bak	Egypt	BCE		pen name for Betty Winkelman
Hannah, Sophie	Hercule Poirot	London and Kingfisher Hill, UK	1931		Richard Davenport sends a letter to Hercule Poirot saying that his brother was murdered, but Richard's wealthy parents won't acknowledge that anything has happened. Richard asks Hercule to visit and investigate while pretending to be an avid player of "Peepers", a game Richard's father invented.
Hansen, Joseph	Dave Brandstetter	Los Angeles, CA	1980s
Hanshew, Thomas J.	Hamilton Cleek	England	1910s		Cleek begins as an audacious thief who writes letters to Scotland Yard telling them where and when he will perform a robbery, but Cleek's disguises are so masterful that, even forewarned, Scotland Yard can't catch him, but Cleek falls in love, and in order to win the lady's love, Cleek goes straight, returns the stolen goods, and becomes a consultant to Scotland Yard.
Hanson, H. P.	Hal Weathers and Annette Trieri	Durango, CO	Present		Hal is college professor; Annette is police detective
Harman, Dianne	Mike and Kelly Reynolds	Cedar Bay, OR and Calico Gold, CA	Present		Mike is sheriff and Kelly operates coffee shop in Cedar Bay. Good plot, but author left some issues open.
Harper, Karen	Queen Elizabeth I	England	1500s
Harrington, Jonathan	Danny O'Flaherty	Ireland	Present
Harris, Charlaine	Lily Bard	Montrose, AR	Present
Harris, C. S.	Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, and his wife Hero investigate when Princess Charlotte's piano teacher is found murdered. Princess Charlotte is the only child of the Prince Regent (later George IV). Because Sebastian and Hero suspect the murder has political ramifications, they must discover the truth to save Princess Charlotte.	London, England	1814		Excellent plot, characters, and setting; book would have a 6 rating except for GG.
Harris, Lee	Christine Bennett	suburb of New York, NY	Present		Christine is former nun
Harris, Tessa	Constance Piper and Emily Tindall	London, England	1888		Constance is flower seller in Whitechapel; Emily is Constance's former teacher. Emily is no longer alive, but she is able to communicate with Constance
Harris, Tessa	Thomas Silkstone	London and Oxfordshire, England	1780		Thomas is a 25-year-old MD from Philadelphia, who moved to London to study with famous anatomist, Dr. William Carruthers. Thomas has remained in London teaching anatomy when a young noblewoman from Oxfordshire requests he perform a postmortem on her brother who died under mysterious circumstances. Well written with several plot surprises and interesting descriptions of medicine and science as understood in 1780, but skates somewhat near to a GG rating.
Harrison, Harry	Tony Hawkin	Washington, D.C. and England	Present		very funny
Harrison, Ray	Detective-Sergeant Bragg and Constable Morton	London, England	1880s
Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia	Bill Slider	Shepherd's Bush, England	Present
Harstad, Donald	Carl Houseman	Iowa	Present
Hart, Carolyn	Annie and Max Darling	Broward's Rock, SC	Present		Annie owns Death on Demand Mystery Bookstore
Hart, Carolyn	Bailey Ruth Raeburn	Heaven and Adelaide, OK	Present		Bailey Ruth applies to Heaven's Department of Good Intentions and is sent to help her grandneice
Hart, Carolyn	Henry O.		Present
Hart, Erin	Cormac Macquire and Nora Gavin	Ireland	Present		archeology
Harvey, Michael	Michael Kelly	Chicago, IL	present		Michael Kelly is PI and former police officer who is offered a large fee to locate a former Illinois governor who disappeared after being sentences to 30 years in jail. Excellent writing, but exceedingly noir.
Hawke, Simon	Symington Smythe and William Shakespeare	England	1500s
Hawkes, Ellen and Peter Manso	Virginia Woolf	London, England	1920s
Hayes, J. M.	Harvey Edward Mad Dog and Sheriff English	Buffalo Springs, KS	Present
Haymon, S. T.	Benjamin Jurnet	Norwich, England
Hayter, Sparkle	Robin Hudson	New York, NY	Present
Hecht, Daniel	Paul Skoglund	New York	Present		Paul has Tourette's Syndrome
Heffernan, William	Paul Devlin	New York NY	Present		violent
Heley, Veronica	Bea Abbott	Kensington, London, UK	Present		Bea operates a domestic agency.
Heley, Veronica	Ellie Quicke	Ealing, England UK	Present		Ellie is married to a retired priest, and she is chairperson for a charitable trust. Ellie hires a caretaker to stay with their elderly housekeeper while Ellie and her husband are out of town. The caretaker gets the housekeeper to make out a new will leaving all to the caretaker's "church". Ellie investigates what this cult-like church is really about.
Hellmann, Libby Fischer	Ellie Foreman	Chicago, IL	Present		Ellie is video producer
Hellmann, Libby Fischer	Georgia Davis	Chicago, IL	Present		Georgia is former police officer, and, now, private PI.
Hendricksen, Louise	Amy Prescott	Lomitas Island, Washington and Rock Springs, Idaho	Present		Amy is forensic pathologist
Henry, April	Claire Montrose	Portland, OR	Present		Claire works for Oregon DMV
Herman, Julie Wray	Korine McFaile	Western North Carolina	Present		Korine is partner in Three Dirty Women Landscaping
Herndon, Nancy	Elena Jarvis	Los Santos, TX	Present
Hess, Joan	Claire Malloy	Fayetteville, AR	Present		Claire owns bookstore
Hess, Joan	Arly Hanks	Maggody, AR	Present
Hewlett, Martinez		Tucson, AZ			shroud of Turin
Hewson, David	Nic Costa	Rome, Italy	Present		GG
Heyer, Georgette	Frank Amberley	Upper Nettlefold, England	1933		While visiting relatives in the country, London barrister, Frank Amberley, finds a dead butler, a mysterious woman, a missing will, and blackmail.
Hiasson, Carl		Florida	Present		funny; more caper than mystery
Hillerman, Anne	Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee, and Bernadette Manuelito	New Mexico and Arizona	Present		Author is Tony Hillerman's daughter, and her books continue the characters in Tony Hillerman's fiction.
Hillerman, Tony	Joe Leaphornm Jim Chee, and Bernadette Manuelito	New Mexico and Arizona	Present		Navaho tribal police
Hilliard, M.E.	Greer Hogan	Raven Hill, NY	Present		Greer returned to school, studied library science, and accepted job in Raven Hill Library after she is accused and exonerated of killing her husband in New York City.
Hitchcock, Jane Stanton	Jo Slater	New York City and Bahamas	1950s		New York socialite, Jo's, billionaire friend, Russel Cole, divorces his wife, marries a young woman, then disappears from his yacht. Jo investigates because she thinks her friend's disappearance is a little too convenient for his new wife.
Holland, Isabelle	Claire Aldington	New York, NY	1970s - 1980s		Claire is Episcopal rector
Holme. Timothy	Achille Peroni	Assisi, Italy	Present
Holtzer, Susan	Anneke Haagen	Ann Arbor, MI	Present		Anneke is computer consultant
Hooper, Kay	Morgan West	San Francisco, CA	Present		Morgan is manager of a San Francisco art museum, and she finds that an invaluable collection loaned to her museum is the "bait" to catch a long-term and dangerous jewel thief. Excellent puzzle, but, otherwise, more romance novel than mystery. Also, the story has no description of settings or scenery. Author also has series about Agent Lucas Jordan, clairvoyant Samantha Jordan, and telepath Robbie Hodge.
Horowitz, Anthony	Susan Ryeland, editor, Alan Conway, author, and Alan Conway's characters, Atticus Pund, detective, and James Fraser, Pund's assistant	Susan: London and Framlingham, UK; Pund and Fraser: Saxby-on-Avon, UK	Susan: present; Pund and Fraser: 1955		Too creepy--didn't finish. Author also has series about Sherlock Holmes, Professor Moriarty, and the Reichenbach Falls; sanctioned by the Conan Doyle estate.
Hougan, Jim	Jack Dunphy				thriller, not mystery
Housewright, David	Rushmore McKenzie	Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN	Present		McKenzie is a former police detective. Excellent, but a tiny bit of GG
Huber, Anna Lee	Lady Kiera St. Mawr Darby Gage	London, England	1831		Kiera and her husband, Sebastian Gage, are private inquiry agents. A case they are hired to investigate turns personal and frightening when they find the murderer scene set up to indicate a killing to provide a cadaver for medical studies. The personal being that Kiera was once married to Sir Anthony Darby, a prominent anatomist, who used possibly criminal sources to supply cadavers for his research. After Sir Anthony died, Kiera fell in love with and married Sebastion. Rated 5 instead of 6 due to small amount of GG.
Huber, Anna Lee	Verity Kent	England and Belgium	1919		Verity Kent began working for the secret service while her husband was serving in WWI, and she became a courier to/from Belgian resistance groups. After the war ends, she attends a seance where the medium tells Verity things about one of her Belgian contacts that no one outside of the secret service would know. When, soon after, someone murders the medium, Verity must investigate to find if this contact's life is in danger. Excellent story, but sad, as it incorporates stories of how WWI affected people in England and Belgium.
Hughes, Chip	Kai Cooke	Honolulu, HI	Present
Hunter, Cara	DI Adam Fawley, Thames Valley Police, Fawley's staff: DS Chris Gislingham, DC Gareth Quinn, DC Verity Everett, DC Erica Somer, and DC Anthony Asante	Oxford, UK	2018		The "Roadside Rapist" was arrested due to evidence that Adam and his wife, Alex, discovered, and at the end of the rapist's trial, he yelled that he would get even with the Fawleys. The rapist has been in jail for many years but is out now, and Alex notices and worries about a a man in a white van watching the Fawley's house. Alex's friend, Emma, is murdered, and forensics finds Adam's DNA on Emma's sexually-assaulted body and all over Emma's house. Adam is arrested, but Adam's team finds the evidence that the rapist murdered Emma and planted the evidence against Adam.
Hunter, Ellen Elizabeth>	Ashley Wilkes	Wilmington,, NC	Present		Ashley is a historic preservationist.
Hurwitz, Gregg Andrew	David Spier	Los Angeles, CA	Present		David is UCLA emergency room MD
Hyzy, Julie	Olivia (Ollie) Paras	Washington, D.C.	Present		Ollie is White House assistant chef