Who This Author Is

Ann Purser has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 11 catalog-linked books across 1997 to 2012, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Mystery & Thriller, Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points. If you want the easiest first click, start with Mixed Doubles and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1997 to 2012; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Thorndike Pr and Berkley Prime Crime.

Best Place To Start

Mixed Doubles

Thorndike Pr • 1999 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Mystery & Thriller entry points • Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Thorndike Pr and Berkley Prime Crime

Genres and themes: Mystery & Thriller • Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want pace, suspense, and a shelf that rewards straightforward starting points

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1997 to 2012; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Thorndike Pr and Berkley Prime Crime.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Mixed Doubles

    Thorndike Pr • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 392 pages.

  2. Orphan lamb

    Thorndike Pr • 1997 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 392 pages.

  3. Weeping on Wednesday (Lois Meade Mysteries)

    Berkley • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 304 pages.

  4. Neighbour's Wife (Paragon Softcover Large Print Books)

    Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C • 1999 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 408 pages.

  5. New every morning

    Thorndike Pr • 1998 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 429 pages.

  6. Spinster of This Parish (Peggy Palmer S.)

    Trafalgar Square|Orion Publishing Group, Limited • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 320 pages.

  7. Spinster of This Parish (Windsor Selections)

    Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C • 1997 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 376 pages.

  8. Found Guilty at Five (Lois Meade Mystery)

    Berkley Hardcover • 2012 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2012.

  9. Tragedy at two

    Berkley Prime Crime • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2009.

  10. Warning at one

    Berkley Prime Crime • 2008 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2008.

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