Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson

Kathy Lynn Emerson (real name) and Kaitlyn Dunnett (pseudonym) are both mystery writers. As Kathy, my newest release (July 2025) is Treacherous Visions.

Formerly published as the historical paranormal romance Firebrand, it has been completely rewritten to focus on the journey of discovery of its protagonist, a young Englishwoman living in the middle of the seventeenth century. In today’s world, she would be called psychic, or perhaps a person with a gift. In Colonial New England there were other names for such people—words like witch and sorcerer. On the surface, Mercy Browne seems ordinary, but she has disturbing visions. That they always involve violence and death is bad enough, but if the wrong person notices her odd behavior when she is in a trance she will be in mortal danger. Knowing that treasure-hunter Luke Hartford may not always be around to save her, in London or the New World, Mercy has to find the inner strength not only to survive, but to thrive. This book is available in e-book ($5.99) and trade paperback ($15.99) editions.

In the mystery field, my latest “new” novel (August 2023) is Death of an Intelligence Gatherer, a mystery set in 1553-1554 and following the quest of Cordell Ingram, an English gentlewoman, to find justice for her murdered father. The story begins in London, takes Cordell to Strasbourg, where exiles from Mary Tudor’s England have fled and where Sir Henry Ingram has been secretly gathering intelligence, through France, and back to her native land just as Wyatt’s Rebellion breaks out.

As Kaitlyn Dunnett, I wrote two mystery series. The Liss MacCrimmon Scottish-American Heritage Mysteries are set in Moosetookalook, Maine, where Liss runs Moosetookalook Scottish Emporium. The “Deadly Edits” series features retired-teacher-turned-book-doctor Mikki Lincoln, who sets up shop in the village of Lenape Hollow, New York. As Kaitlyn, I also wrote The Valentine Veilleux Mysteries, a collection of three short stories and a novella featuring pet and calendar photographer Valentine Veilleux, a character who appeared once in each of the other series.