Tag Archives: historical mysteries

Death of an Intelligence Gatherer

Posted on August 1, 2023 by kaitlynkathy

Kathy Lynn Emerson here. Brace yourselves. This is another one of my long book-origin stories. As I’ve mentioned here before, I believe in recycling. If an idea doesn’t work for one book or short story, I’m likely to end up … Continue reading →

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Beware the Ides of March

Posted on March 15, 2022 by kaitlynkathy

Kathy Lynn Emerson here, writing on March 15, 2022. Superstition claims March 15 is an unlucky day because the “ides” was the date Julius Caesar was assassinated. The quote comes from Shakespeare, and that isn’t surprising. From my research for … Continue reading →

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A Full House of YA Excellence

Posted on January 27, 2020 by bereksennebec

John Clark sharing five young adult books that are all stellar in different ways. Three are in a series with the final book coming out late last week, just in time for me to write this post. Another describes hardscrabble … Continue reading →

Tagged Betty Culley, Gerry Boyle, Hardscrabble Maine, historical mysteries, John Clark, Katie McGarry, Maureen Johnson, Young Adult Fiction | Leave a comment

Post-Malice Ramblings

Posted on May 7, 2015 by kaitlynkathy

As most folks reading this blog already know, Kate, Lea, Dorothy, Brenda and I spent last weekend at Malice Domestic in Bethesda, Maryland, along with six hundred or so like-minded folks. I stayed over till Monday before flying home to … Continue reading →

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Historical Mystery Roundup

Posted on May 30, 2014 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett in my Kathy Lynn Emerson persona here to report that historical mysteries are thriving. Since I went on hiatus from my Face Down series back in 2008 (after writing a book on how to write historical mysteries) a … Continue reading →