Has your book club read one of my books? Wondering what to discuss when you meet? I recently had the honor of joining a book club discussion of my latest book, A Deed of Dreadful Note, over Zoom. So much fun! The month before, I joined a discussion of The Leavenworth Case, which was equally …
By 1919, Anna Katharine Green was well on her way to earning the title “Mother of Detective Fiction” having successfully published 21 novels and two collections of poetry. At the age of 72, she knew a thing or three when it came to writing crime fiction and detective mystery. Below you’ll find one of the …
When Anna Katharine Green had the dream that would inspire the writing of The Leavenworth Case, her debut novel, the first person she wrote to was Mary Hatch: “The other night I had a wonderful dream, which has impressed a story on my mind.… It is so passionate, so strong, so subtle, so dread, dark, …
A Deed of Dreadful Note is a piece of historical fiction, created by blending The Leavenworth Case with Anna’s personal history, recorded thoughts, and relationships since, as she said herself, “Truth is stranger than fiction.” Where possible, I have used Anna’s own words to capture the grace and wit with which she approached the world …
Toot the horns and sound the trumpets! It’s RELEASE DAY for A Deed of Dreadful Note I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am to finally have this passion project out in the world! I’ll be posting lots of new videos over the next few months, including readings from A Deed of Dreadful …
NEW VIDEO! The countdown to the release of my newest novel begins today! We’re only 10 days away from the release of A Deed of Dreadful Note, first in the Anna Katharine Green Mysteries. This book is the first and only historical fiction ever written featuring the Mother of Detective Fiction! In this video, I …
When writing historical fiction, one of the most important things to keep straight is the timeline of events. While writing A Deed of Dreadful Note, I wanted to track not only the events in Anna Katharine Green’s life, but events around her that would have affected her writing. For example: When was the publication of …
Coming May 30… A Deed of Dreadful Note, first in the Anna Katharine Green Mysteries, is the first and only historical fiction ever written featuring the Mother of Detective Fiction! And here’s the cover!!!! What do you think??? Fifteen years before Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published A Study in Scarlet, Anna Katharine Green began writing …
As we near the end of Women’s History Month, it’s time to announce my NEW novel COMING SOON! In 2019, I wrote my first draft of this novel. For the past four years I’ve been researching, reading, and soaking up anything and everything I could learn about a certain female author who has been forgotten. …
I love to re-read Agatha Christie mysteries. There are so many wonderful ones, and if I wait long enough, I sometimes forget exactly how the mystery works itself out. 😉 The reason I made a point of re-reading this particular one, however, was because it is in this book that Agatha Christie gives a decided …
