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Great Mysteries About Rare Books and Bibliophiles

August 18, 2019 By marlowe benn

CrimeReads essay on bibliophile mysteries

I’ve always been a sucker for mysteries that involve rare books or special collection libraries. That’s why I recently jumped at the invitation to write a short essay for CrimeReads about “Seven Great Mysteries about Rare Books and Bibliophiles.” As I put it, “There’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1920s, Bibliophile, Bibliophiles, CrimeReads, historical mystery, Jazz Age, Julia Kydd, Rare Books, Relative Fortunes

Best August Debuts Include Relative Fortunes

August 15, 2019 By marlowe benn

August's Best Debut Novels

Relative Fortunes was named one of the best August debuts by CrimeReads, a leading online source of reviews and articles concerning all things crime fiction. As the editors write in their introduction, “Breaking into the crime game isn’t easy, but every month, a few brave and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CrimeReads, historical mystery, Jazz Age, Julia Kydd, Marlowe Benn, Relative Fortunes, Roaring Twenties

Historical Novels Review Calls Relative Fortunes “Terrific”

August 5, 2019 By marlowe benn

Historical Novels Review of RF

A recent historical novels review by the Historical Novels Society gave a nice thumbs up to my book. As an historian and a novelist, I did my best to make Relative Fortunes a satisfying work of historical fiction as much as a compelling mystery. I wanted to immerse readers in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1920s, Elizabeth Caulfield Felt, Historical Novels Society, Jazz Age, Julia Kydd, Relative Fortunes

Relative Fortunes Amazon #1 Bestseller on Release Day

August 3, 2019 By marlowe benn

Relative Fortunes #1 Bestseller

The long-awaited day has finally arrived: Relative Fortunes is now officially published, and it's an Amazon #1 Bestseller! Thanks to the fabulous honor of being selected as the featured Historical Mystery on Amazon's July 2019 Good Reads program, my novel shot up to top billing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Amazon #1 Bestseller, Amazon Kindle store, Good Reads program, historical mystery, Jazz Age, Julia Kydd, Relative Fortunes

Launch Party for Relative Fortunes at Eagle Harbor Books

August 2, 2019 By marlowe benn

Relative Fortunes launch party. August 1

Huge thanks to Eagle Harbor Book Co. for hosting the launch party for my Jazz Age historical mystery, Relative Fortunes, on Pub Day, August 1. I was nervous but thrilled to see the large and enthusiastic audience that turned out to help me celebrate. Together we heralded the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Eagle Harbor Book Company, historical mystery, Relative Fortunes

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