Kathy Lynn Emerson
How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries : The Art and Adventure of Sleuthing Through the Past
This book presents an overview of the entire process of writing historical mysteries. It covers subjects from research, plotting,…
Face down o’er the Border
n this 10th novel in the Face Down mystery series, Susanna Appleton, Elizabethan gentlewoman and sleuth, travels to Scotland to…
No Mortal Reason
After reuniting with her estranged mother in Fatal as a Fallen Woman, reporter Diana Spaulding is determined to meet the…
Fatal as a Fallen Woman
Second in the Diana Spaulding mystery series, the novel continues the adventures of that 19th-century journalist. She has quit her…
Face Down Beside St. Anne’s Well
In 1575 Susanna Appleton, gentlewoman and herbalist, visits the Buxton spa, Derbyshire, one sometimes frequented by Mary, Queen of Scots.…
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