Marlowe Benn is the author of two acclaimed works of historical crime fiction. With over 800 five-star ratings, Relative Fortunes and Passing Fancies feature Julia Kydd, a stylish bibliophile who confronts the greed, cynicism, and bigotry beneath the glamour of Jazz Age Manhattan.
Benn’s debut, Relative Fortunes, was featured as an Amazon First Reads selection, and it headed the CrimeReads list of 2019’s Best Traditional Mysteries. Readers call her work “superb,” “powerful,” and “gorgeously written.”
Born near Boston, Benn grew up in an Illinois college town along the Mississippi River. She holds a master’s degree in the book arts from the University of Alabama and a doctorate in the history of books from the University of California, Berkeley. A former editor, college teacher, and letterpress printer, Benn lives with her husband on an island near Seattle.
