Who This Author Is

Clare Curzon has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 23 catalog-linked books across 1987 to 2008, 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 Cold Hands and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1987 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Severn House Publishers and St Martins Pr.

Best Place To Start

Cold Hands

Severn House Publishers • 1999 • standard 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 Severn House Publishers and St Martins Pr

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 1987 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Severn House Publishers and St Martins Pr.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Cold Hands

    Severn House Publishers • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 224 pages.

  2. Payback

    Ulverscroft • 2008 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 382 pages.

  3. edge

    Gale Cengage Learning • 2008 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 341 pages.

  4. A Meeting of Minds

    Allison & Busby • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 222 pages.

  5. meeting of minds

    Thomas Dunne Books • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 246 pages.

  6. Body of Woman (A&B Crime)

    Allison & Busby • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 228 pages.

  7. Cold Hands (Superintendent Mike Yeadings Mysteries)

    Thomas Dunne Books • 2001 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  8. All Unwary

    St Martins Pr • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 248 pages.

  9. Close Quarters

    Harlequin Books • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 253 pages.

  10. Close Quarters: A Thames Valley Mystery (Thames Valley Mysteries)

    St Martins Pr • 1996 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 192 pages.

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