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The Mystery Of The Historical Literary Sleuth

By Elizabeth Kerri Mahon

September 27, 2011

While perusing the bookshelves in the mystery section of my local Barnes and Noble, I noticed an interesting trend, that of the Literary Sleuth. Mystery novels featuring Jane Austen, Dorothy Parker, Daphne du Maurier, Louisa May Alcott and Charlotte Bronte, to name just a few. Well besides being real life literary icons whose books are…

Hijinks with History: Abigail Adams as Detective?

By Victoria Janssen

May 27, 2011

I recently discovered that one of my favorite authors, Barbara Hambly, had written a couple of historical mysteries using the pseudonym Barbara Hamilton. They’re titled The Ninth Daughter (2009) and A Marked Man (2010). So far as I’ve been able to determine, there’s a third book in the series, Sup with the Devil, to be…