Lizzie Martin

Lizzie Martin is the chief protagonist of the Lizzie Martin mystery series of novels by British crime writer Patricia Ann Granger. Granger who started her career with historical romances finally made it big with the Lizzie Martin detective mysteries, the first novel of which was the 2006 published title “A Rare Interest in Corpses”. Since Granger comes from a historical fiction background, she combines historical fiction and crime mystery in the writing of the series to make for a gripping roller coaster of narratives that have gone on to become bestselling titles in the United States and the UK. The series are more of Victorian mysteries following the life of Lizzie Martin, a strong willed protagonist who works alongside her husband Ben Ross, a talented police detective in London. The series of novels is known as the Ben Ross series in the United States where Ben seems to take a more active role in investigating the mysteries as compared to the British edition. The first novel in the series quickly became a number one bestseller in the UK, and it was not long before Ann Granger the second title in the series “A Mortal Curiosity” in 2008, before she went on to write several more in the still to be completed series. Even as the lead character and her companion Ben Ross remain central to all the novels in the series, most of the novels may be read as standalone. Nonetheless, some of the narratives provide character development, while some build on the foundations of previous narratives.