Week 6 continued

Fan club:  Didn't find a fan club. Did find author's websites with blog input from readers.

Authors:

Christine Feehan

J.R. Ward

Kresley Cole


Appeal factors:

romance
adventure
evil with "steamy encounters"
action
danger


Mashup:

Discovery of Witches by Harkness
Fantasy Lover by Kenyon

Both titles contain all the appeal factors that Paranormal romance readers like but they will move them out of the series titles into plots with  more literary depth.

Mystery subgenre cyphers and codes:

No fan club as such but there are fan clubs for specific authors, i.e. Dan Brown

Authors:

Dan Brown

Ian Pears

Alan Wall

Appeal factors:

suspense
intricate plot
fast paced
political intrigue
mysterious objects(manuscripts, aritifacts)
secret societies

I would recommend :

An Instance at the Fingerpost by Pears

Burning Road by Benson

These titles contain the appeal factors that readers of the subgenre enjoy. Some are historical other contemporary. Both contain puzzles and/or codes that are involved in solving the mystery.

This was a challenging assignment and I learned a lot. I used NovelList and Goodreads but actually found the information more quickly using Google!