Mystery series writers: Photo gallery

The Mystery Series Examiner has previously bemoaned her lack access to photographs of many of the authors about whom she reports. Recently, due to increased availability of Getty Images, her problem has alleviated.  The attached slideshow represents the fruits of her first hunting and gathering mission into the Getty files.

Listed below are names of the authors included in the slideshow with their associated series:

1.  Kate Atkinson (Jackson Brodie series) attends the Galaxy National Book Awards at BBC Television Centre on November 10, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
2. Lee Child (Jack Reacher series) attends the Galaxy National Book Awards at BBC Television Centre on November 10, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
3. Mary Higgins Clark (Alvirah and Willy series) and Carol Higgins Clark (Alvirah and Willy series, Regan Reilly series) attend the Mystery Writers of America 57th Annual Edgar Awards at the Grand Hyatt Hotel May 1, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)
4. Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch series, the Jack McEvoy series and the Mickey Haller series) arrives at the 'The Lincoln Lawyer' Los Angeles screening held at ArcLight Cinemas on March 10, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
5. Patricia Cornwell (Kay Scarpetta series, Andy Brazil series, Winston Garano series) with her award for Crime Thriller of the Year for 'Book of the Dead' during the Galaxy British Book Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on April 9, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
6. Robert Crais (Elvis Cole, Joe Pike series) attends the Autism Speaks Sixth Annual Acts of Love Celebration at The Geffen Playhouse on November 10, 2008 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
7. Clive Cussler (Dirk Pitt series)attends the Mystery Writers of America 57th Annual Edgar Awards at the Grand Hyatt Hotel May 1, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)
8. Grand Master Dorothy Salisbury Davis (Mrs. Norris series, Julie Hayes series) attends the Mystery Writers of America 57th Annual Edgar Awards at the Grand Hyatt Hotel May 1, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)
9. Dorothy Salisbury Davis (Mrs. Norris series, Julie Hayes series), Best First Novel winner Jonathon King (Max Freeman series), and writer Tamar Myers (Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Den of Antiquity series, Amanda Brown series) pose together at the Mystery Writers of America 57th Annual Edgar Awards at the Grand Hyatt Hotel May 1, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)
10. Jeffrey Deaver (Lincoln Rhyme series) arrives at the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 3, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
11. Linda Fairstein (Alex Cooper series) arrives for the Red Hot Night Benefit hosted by Safe Horizon's Junior Council at Henri Bendel on November 02, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
12. Sue Grafton (Kinsey Millhone series) poses with a copy of her book 'R is for Ricochet' at the 10th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at UCLA on April 23, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
13. John Grisham (Theodore Boone series) poses with The Book People Lifetime Achievement Award at the Galaxy British Book Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on March 28, 2007 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
14. Charlaine Harris (Aurora Teagarden series, Lily Bard series, Sookie Stackhouse series, Harper Connelly series) arrives at HBO's 'True Blood' Season 3 premiere held at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on June 8, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
15. MWA 1986 Grand Master Evan Hunter AKA Ed McBain (87th Precinct series, Matthew Hope series) attends the Mystery Writers of America 57th Annual Edgar Awards at the Grand Hyatt Hotel May 1, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)
16. P.D. James (Inspector Adam Dalgliesh series, Cordelia Gray series) arrives at the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 3, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
17. Dennis Lehane (Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro series) attends the 'Shutter Island' special screening at the Ziegfeld Theatre on February 17, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
18. Val McDermid (Lindsay Gordon series, Kate Brannigan series, Tony Hill / Carol Jordan series) attends the Galaxy British Book Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on April 9, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
19. Walter Mosley (Easy Rawlins, Leonid McGill series), 2003 MWA Best Novel winner S. J. Rozan (Bill Smith, Lydia Chin series) and writer Rick Riordan pose together at the Mystery Writers of America 57th Annual Edgar Awards at the Grand Hyatt Hotel May 1, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)
20. Sara Paretsky (V.I. Warshawski series) speaks during the 'Hardcover Mysteries' panel during the Discovery Communications portion of the 2010 Summer TCA press tour held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 6, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
21. James Patterson (Alex Cross series,  Women's Murder Club series) speaks at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on May 25, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Janette Pellegrini/Getty Images for Disney Publishing)
22. Ian Rankin (Inspector Rebus series, Malcolm Fox series) arrives at the annual British Book Awards, known as the Nibbies, at Grosvenor House, Park Lane April 20, 2005 in London, England.  (Photo by Chris Harding/Getty Images)
23. Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan series, Tory Brennan series) arrives at Fox TV's celebration of 'Bones' 100th episode at 650 North on April 7, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
24. Ruth Rendell (Chief Inspector Rexford series) arrives at the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 3, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
25. Nora Roberts (aka J.D. Robb – In Death series ) with Bruce Wilder attend the 2006 Mint Jubilee Gala benefit for James Graham Brown Cancer Center in the Grand Ballroom at the Galt House East on May 5, 2006 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images)
26. Best Novel winner S. J. Rozan (Bill Smith, Lydia Chin series) poses with statue and book at the Mystery Writers of America 57th Annual Edgar Awards at the Grand Hyatt Hotel May 1, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)
27. Karin Slaughter (Grant County series, Will Trent series) arrives at the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 3, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
28. Alexander McCall Smith (No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Isabel Dalhousie series, Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, 44 Scotland Street series) attends a special screening of the HBO series '#1 Ladies Detective Agency' on March 18, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
29. Don Winslow (Neal Carey series) Robert Crais (Elvis Cole, Joe Pike series), Joseph Wambaugh (Hollywood Station) and T. Jefferson Parker (Merci Rayborn series, Charlie Hood series) at the 14th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles on April 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John M. Heller/Getty Images)