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Ancestry Detective Series

Book Review: Fatal Family Ties by S. C. Perkins

By Janet Webb

August 6, 2021

Foodies take note—you will savor the detailed descriptions of dishes from Austin’s favorite Mexican restaurants in Fatal Family Ties. Sadly, due to the pandemic, Big Flaco’s Tacos is closed but perhaps it will rise again in a new incarnation. Genealogist and detective Lucy Lancaster wants to enjoy her carnitas uninterrupted but unfortunately, that isn’t in…

Fatal Family Ties by S. C. Perkins: New Excerpt

By Crime HQ

June 22, 2021

ONE I was angling my taco toward my mouth with the speed of the ravenous when a voice made me nearly fall off my barstool. “Lucy, you have to help me!” My taco hit my cheek instead, and juicy pork carnitas began dribbling down the left side of my face. At the same time, several…

Genealogy at the Root of Crime Fiction: Seven Novels that Explore Genealogical Connections

By SC Perkins

July 20, 2020

Every book is a quotation; and every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. —Ralph Waldo Emerson No matter the type of crime fiction, familial relationships are often the key factor in understanding why a bad deed is committed.…

Book Series Binge: Q&A with S.C. Perkins on Ancestry Detective Series

By Crime HQ

March 30, 2020

Describe the first time you pictured Lucy Lancaster in your head. Lucy first popped into my head when I was at a writers’ conference in Austin, Texas. I was listening to a panel about writing characters with interesting day jobs and this idea for an amateur sleuth who was a professional genealogist kept going around…

Book Review: Murder Once Removed by S.C. Perkins

By Alex Calamela

March 20, 2019

S.C. Perkins’ Murder Once Removed is the first mystery in the Ancestry Detective series, in which Texas genealogist Lucy Lancaster uses her skills to solve murders in both the past and present. Murder Once Removed, S.C. Perkins’ debut cozy mystery, is the perfect first in a new series and I’m eager to continue. Good-hearted, inquisitive and intelligent,…

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