Margaret Doody Books in Order

Margaret Doody is a renowned professor of literature at the University of Notre Dame, where she helped establish the PhD in Literature Program, serving as its director from 2001-2007. A pioneer in the historical detective genre, Doody's trailblazing series featuring Aristotle as a 4th Century B.C. detective has flourished since the 1978 publication of Aristotle Detective. Since then, she has added four more novels to the series. Her works are published in multiple languages, including Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, and Russian, with Sellerio editore in Italy and 10/18 in France. Additionally, Doody has penned the novella Anello di bronzo (Ring of Bronze), available in Italian. Her writing career has left a lasting impact on the genre, inspiring other notable authors like Steven Saylor and Lindsey Davis.