Some of us draw down the moon in dreams, prayer, or ritual, understanding that she wishes to give gifts, inspiration, and insight. The Child of the Erinyes is also drawing down, preparing for its finale. After the publication of When the Moon Whispers, Book Seven, there is only one story left to tell…
Throughout the ten books of my Maggie Sullivan mystery series I’ve tried to sprinkle droplets of history which show the thoughts and changes faced by ordinary Americans as the country, and the city of Dayton, Ohio, where the stories take place, move into and through World War II. Sometimes they… Read More »America’s post-war woes yield fodder for A Dame Worth Killing by M. Ruth Myers
In Entangled Threads, my latest Victorian San Francisco Mystery, I found myself, as in earlier books in the series, sending characters off to visit Woodward’s Gardens, a local amusement park. In the late nineteenth century, when my novels are set, Woodward’s Gardens was the most popular place for San Franciscans of… Read More »Woodward’s Gardens and Entangled Threads by M. Louisa Locke
For Americans, VE Day, May 7, 1945 was the end of the war in Europe. It would take a year or so to bring most of the US troops home and for the United States to embark on post-war growth and normalcy. In Europe, it was chaos. There were millions… Read More »Henry Oliver Rinnan and the Legal Purge in Norway 1946 by J. L. Oakley
Research is one of the major joys of writing historical fiction. For me, it isn’t only about the major events impacting the lives of my characters. It’s about how the medievals (or those in any prior era) thought about things we still ponder today. In my series, I chose to… Read More »Prayers of the Dead by Priscilla Royal