Kathy Lynn Emerson is an American writer of historical and mystery novels and non-fiction. She also uses the pseudonyms Kaitlyn Dunnett and Kate Emerson. Emerson writes historical mysteries as Kathy Lynn Emerson, historical fiction set in royal courts as Kate Emerson, and contemporary mystery books as Kaitlyn Dunnett. Her book How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries was nominated for two industry awards and won the 2008 Agatha Award for Best Non-Fiction. Emerson was born and grew up in New York state. After graduating from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, she continued for graduate school at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She also taught at Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She now lives on a Christmas tree farm in Wilton, Maine, with her husband and three cats.
Mysteries as Kaitlyn Dunnett
As Kaitlyn Dunnett, she writes the Liss MacCrimmon Mystery Series, published by Kensington Books. These are:
Kilt Dead, novel originally published in 2007
Scone Cold Dead, novel originally published in 2008
A Wee Christmas Homicide, novel originally published in 2009
The Corpse Wore Tartan, novel originally published in 2010
Scotched, novel originally published in 2011
Bagpipes, Brides, and Homicides, novel originally published in 2012
Vampires, Bones, and Treacle Scones, novel originally published in 2013
Historical fiction as Kate Emerson
As Kate Emerson, she writes historical non-mystery fiction set in the 16th century. The Secrets of the Tudor Court series comprises:
The Pleasure Palace, novel originally published in 2009
Between Two Queens, novel originally published in 2010
By Royal Decree, novel originally published in 2010
At the King's Pleasure, novel originally published in 2012
The King's Damsel, novel originally published in 2012
Historical mysteries as Kathy Lynn Emerson
She writes historical mysteries as Kathy Lynn Emerson. The Face Down Mysteries feature Susanna, Lady Appleton, a 16th-century gentlewoman, herbalist, and sleuth. In chronological order, they are:
“Lady Appleton and the Cautionary Herbal”, short story
Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross, novel originally published in 2000
Face Down Under the Wych Elm, novel originally published in 2000
Face Down Before Rebel Hooves, novel originally published in 2001
“The Riddle of the Woolsack”, short story
Face Down Across the Western Sea, novel originally published in 2002
“Lady Appleton and the Cripplegate Chrisoms”, short story
“Lady Appleton and the Bristol Crystals”, short story
Face Down Below the Banqueting House, novel originally published in 2005
Face Down Beside St. Anne's Well, novel originally published in 2006
“Encore for a Neck Verse”, short story
“Confusions Most Monstrous”, short story
“Death by Devil's Turnips”, short story
Face Down O’er the Border, novel originally published 2007
“Any Means Short of Murder”, short story
“A Wondrous Violent Motion”, short story, published in December 2013 Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
“The Curse of the Figure Flinger”, short story
“Lady Appleton and the Yuletide Hogglers”, short story
Murders and Other Confusions: The Chronicles of Susanna, Lady Appleton, Gentlewoman, Herbalist, and Sleuth, anthology of short stories, published by Crippen & Landru, 2004
Crimes and Confusions, anthology of short stories, published in 2010
The Diana Spaulding 1888 Mysteries or Diana Spaulding 1888 Quartet feature a journalist from late 19th-century America. In chronological order, they are:
Deadlier than the Pen, novel originally published in 2004
“The Kenduskeag Killer”, short story
“The Telltale Twinkle”, short story
Fatal as a Fallen Woman, novel originally published in 2005
No Mortal Reason, novel originally published in 2007
Lethal Legend, novel originally published in 2008
Crimes and Confusions, anthology of short stories
Other titles as Kathy Lynn Emerson
Emerson has written a number of other fiction titles. These include:
4 books for young readers aged 8–12, originally published from 1985 to 1991
14 romance novels, originally published in 1990s, that are currently out of print
Shalla, an American colonial-era historical novel for young readers, originally published in 2010
She also has three book-length nonfiction titles:
Wives and Daughters: The Women of Sixteenth Century England, originally published in 1984; replaced by the revised and enlarged A Who's Who of Tudor Women
