My amateur sleuth Julia Kydd would make quite a splash at any party in Manhattan wearing the shimmery frock that designers have given her to wear on the gorgeous cover of Passing Fancies, the sequel to Relative Fortunes that’s due out in June 2020. What a stunning way to capture … [Read more...]
Bookmonger Praises Relative Fortunes
Waiting to read your new book’s first reviews is an agony of anticipation, a time of hope freighted with dread. You tell yourself every person's reading is subjective, that any book will delight some readers and bore (or worse) others. So when you get a big thumb’s up from a … [Read more...]
Great Mysteries About Rare Books and Bibliophiles
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...]
Best August Debuts Include Relative Fortunes
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...]
Historical Novels Review Calls Relative Fortunes “Terrific”
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...]
