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Elsa Hart

Elsa Hart was born in Rome, Italy, but her earliest memories are of Moscow, where her family lived until 1991. Since then she has lived in the Czech Republic, the U.S.A., and China. She earned a B.A. from Swarthmore College and a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. City of Ink is her third novel.

Eight of Elsa Hart’s Favorite Crime Short Stories

By Elsa Hart

August 12, 2020

Elsa Hart stops by to share eight of her favorite crime short stories. Add these to your TBR, and also make sure to save room for The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne, the first book in a new atmospheric mystery series set in 1703 London—a time when the old approaches to science coexist with the new,…

City of Ink: New Excerpt

By Elsa Hart

City of Ink by Elsa Hart is the third book in the Li Du series set in 18th-century China. Prefer audiobooks? Click here to listen to an audio excerpt! Li Du was prepared to travel anywhere in the world except for one place: home. But to unravel the mystery that surrounds his mentor’s execution, that’s exactly…

White Mirror by Elsa Hart

The White Mirror: New Excerpt

By Elsa Hart

August 30, 2016

The White Mirror by Elsa Hart is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed debut, Jade Dragon Mountain (Available September 6, 2016). Li Du, an imperial librarian and former exile in 18th century China, is now an independent traveler. He is journeying with a trade caravan bound for Lhasa when a detour brings them to a…

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