Books in Order: A Comprehensive Guide to K J A Wishnia's Works

Kenneth Wishnia — K.J.A. on his covers — brings a scholar's training to crime fiction. Born in New Hampshire, he studied at Brown University, earned a Ph.D. in comparative literature from SUNY Stony Brook, and teaches at SUNY Suffolk; home is Long Island, with his wife and two children. His debut, 23 Shades of Black, arrived in 1998 and introduced Filomena Buscarsela, the character his readers know him by.

This guide follows that thread across five books published between 1998 and 2002, ending with Blood Lake. It is a compact run you can read straight through, with the historical care and attention to detail you would expect from someone who grades papers by day.