Here
is the current official bio:
Kathy
Lynn Emerson writes in a variety of genres and under several names. Now
semi-retired, after writing sixty-four traditionally published books and
self-publishing six original titles, she is concentrating on revising and
republishing her backlist, some of it in omnibus editions.
Under
her own name, she is best known for her historical mysteries. The Face Down
series features Susanna, Lady Appleton, sixteenth-century gentlewoman,
herbalist, and sleuth (Face Down in the
Marrow-Bone pie). A spin-off series features Lady Appleton's late husband's
illegitimate daughter, Rosamond, as the sleuth (Murder in the Queen's Wardrobe). The four Diana Spaulding 1888 Mysteries feature a late
nineteenth-century American journalist. (Deadlier
than the Pen). Among her
standalone novels is the historical mystery Death of an Intelligence
Gatherer (2023).
She
is the author of the Agatha-award-winning nonfiction book, How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries: The Art and Adventure of
Sleuthing Through the Past and has independently published A Who's Who of Tudor Women, a collection
of mini-biographies of over 2300 sixteenth-century women, and I Kill People
for a Living, a collection of 115 essays. Other nonfiction includes The
Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Renaissance England 1485-1649 and a
biography of Nellie Bly for young readers.
As
Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy wrote the contemporary Liss MacCrimmon Scottish-American
Heritage Mysteries (Kilt Dead), set in the fictional Maine town of
Moosetookalook, and the Deadly Edits Mysteries (Crime & Punctuation),
featuring a retired teacher turned book doctor in a Sullivan County, New York
setting.
NEWS:
All
ten novels in the Face Down series and the three Mistress Jaffrey Myseries
are now available in newly edited trade paperback editions. Electronic versions
of Books 1-10 can also be found in the The Face Down Collection One, The
Face Down Collection Two, and The Face Down Collection Three. Lady
Appleton’s World, a collection of all sixteen short stories connected
to the novels, is available in trade paperback and ebook formats.
On
June 10, 2023, Kathy was presented with the first Lea Wait Award for
"excellence and achievement" by a Maine writer. The ward was given at
the 2023 Maine Crime Wave conference, sponsored by Maine Writers and Publishers
Alliance.
For
a complete list of Kathy's books under all her names, click here
Kathy
and her husband live in Maine with assorted cats.
Page last updated on 5/2/25