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C. P. Lesley, Novelist

A woman in Elizabethan dress, including a large ruff and cut off above the nose; cover of Jennifer Ashley's Eloise and the Queen

A woman in Elizabethan dress, including a large ruff and cut off above the nose; cover of Jennifer Ashley's Eloise and the Queen

Bookshelf, Winter 2026

Novels, mostly historical fiction, on my Winter 2026 bookshelf, by Jennifer Ashley, Janie Chang, Sandra Freels, Kaoru Mori, Casey Scieszka, and Linda Wilgus

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Jan 24 min read

Drawing of a tomb with a large vial of poison in place of a door, surrounded by flowers, skulls, and a sword hilt; cover of Christina Dodd's A Daughter of Fair Verona

Drawing of a tomb with a large vial of poison in place of a door, surrounded by flowers, skulls, and a sword hilt; cover of Christina Dodd's A Daughter of Fair Verona

Historical Mysteries, Part 2

More historical mysteries I love, including series by Christina Dodd, Vanessa Kelly, Heather Redmond, Katie Tietjen, and Mary Winters

cplesley

Dec 5, 20253 min read

New Books Network Interview: Suzanne Allain

New Books Network Interview: Suzanne Allain

New Books Network Interview: Suzanne Allain

New Books Network interview with Suzanne Allain, acclaimed author of Regency-era historical romance

cplesley

Dec 20, 20241 min read

New Books Network Interview: Vanessa Kelly

New Books Network Interview: Vanessa Kelly

New Books Network Interview: Vanessa Kelly

New Books Network interview with Vanessa Kelly, whose "Murder in Highbury" came out with Kensington Books in October 2024.

cplesley

Oct 25, 20242 min read

New Books Network Interview: Heather Redmond

New Books Network Interview: Heather Redmond

New Books Network Interview: Heather Redmond

New Books Network interview with Heather Redmond about her latest historical mystery featuring Mary Shelley and the Godwin family

cplesley

Aug 23, 20242 min read

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