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ⓘ About Claire McNab
Author Claire McNab was born in the year 1940 and is a transplanted Australian. She is a member of both the Science Fiction Writers of America and the Mystery Writers of America, and has served as president of Sisters in Crime. McNab won the 2006 Alice B. Medal. Her debut novel “Lessons in Murder” was released in the year 1989. She writes the “Detective Kylie Kendall” series, the “Inspector Carol Ashton” series, and the “Agent Denise Cleever” series. All of which star lesbian detectives. She has also penned some stand alone novels, as well. Her writing career began at Macquarie University, in Sydney, where she won a play writing award from the university. It led to her being accepted into the inaugural play writing course that was run by the National Institute of Dramatic Art.
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Who is Claire McNab?
Author Claire McNab was born in the year 1940 and is a transplanted Australian. She is a member of both the Science Fiction Writers of America and the Mystery Writers of America, and has served as president of Sisters in Crime. McNab won the 2006 Alice B.
Which Claire McNab series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Carol Ashton Mysteries series, the earliest of Claire McNab's multi-book series: it opens with Lessons in Murder (1988) and runs to 17 books across 1988–2017, ending with Lethal Care (2017). Claire McNab's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Claire McNab written?
Claire McNab has 34 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1988 and 2020. 28 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Carol Ashton Mysteries series with 17 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Claire McNab's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Claire McNab's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Carol Ashton Mysteries (1988–2017, 17 books), Denise Cleever Thrillers (1999–2005, 6 books) and Kylie Kendall Mysteries (2004–2007, 5 books).
How are Claire McNab's books organised into series?
This guide splits Claire McNab's 34 books into 3 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Carol Ashton Mysteries (17 books, 1988–2017); Denise Cleever Thrillers (6 books, 1999–2005); Kylie Kendall Mysteries (5 books, 2004–2007).