Kathy Lynn Emerson
Murder in a Cornish Alehouse
In June of 1584, Mistress Rosamond Jaffrey learns of the death of her stepfather, Sir Walter Pendennis, and returns to…
Murder in the Merchant’s Hall: A Mistress Jaffrey Thriller
In this second of the Mistress Jaffrey Elizabethan spy thrillers, Rosamond Jaffrey’s old friend Godlina Walkenden has been accused of…
Murder in the Queen’s Wardrobe
Rosamond Jaffrey enjoys the wealth and freedom that her husband’s estate offers while he conducts business in Russia as part…
The Lethal Legend
Fourth and quite sadly last in the Diana Spaulding series, this adventure finds Diana and her fiancé, Dr. Ben Northcote,…
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.…
Face Down Below the Banqueting House
This is the eighth novel in Emerson’s series featuring Susanna, Lady Appleton, a widowed gentlewoman and herbalist in Elizabethan England.…
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