Kathy Lynn Emerson

Pseudonym: Kaitlyn Dunnett.



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Kathy Lynn Emerson writes two historical mystery series and one contemporary mystery series and occasionally ventures into non fiction. In the Face Down series, featuring Susanna, Lady Appleton, sixteenth century gentlewoman, herbalist, and sleuth, the most recent entry is FACE DOWN O'ER THE BORDER. The Diana Spaulding 1888 Mysteries feature a late nineteenth century American journalist. NO MORTAL REASON (April, 2007) follows DEADLIER THAN THE PEN (set in Maine) and FATAL AS A FALLEN WOMAN. As Kaitlyn Dunnett she pens the contemporary Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries (KILT DEAD) which take place in the fictional Maine town of Moosetookalook. Kathy lives in Wilton, Maine with her husband and assorted cats and has just completed work on HOW TO WRITE KILLER HISTORICAL MYSTERIES: THE ART AND ADVENTURE OF SLEUTHING THROUGH THE PAST (April 2008).

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The first thing I remember writing as a child was a newspaper for my dolls. The second was a long, rambling adventure series featuring characters from all my favorite television shows. The crew of Rocky Jones, Space Ranger got along just fine with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, and with Perry Mason. They all lived in a castle, which looked a lot like my grandfather's house, and the kingdom was ruled by Queen Kathy (ten-year-old writers have no modesty) and King Mel. Mel? No, not Mel Gibson. Way back then Mel Torme had a weekly variety show!

With all those characters mixing together in my head, it's no wonder I've never been able to stick to just one kind of writing. I've been writing historical mysteries since 1997 but before that I wrote biography, history (The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Renaissance England), contemporary, historical, and time-travel romance, and children's fiction and nonfiction. Most recently, I've started a contemporary mystery series writing under the name Kaitlyn Dunnett. The Liss MacCrimmon series begins with Kilt Dead and will continue for at least three books. This series is a lot of fun for me to write because it is set in a fictional version of my own back yard. I've invented an extra county and located it between Franklin County, where I live, and Oxford County. What's next? Probably something completely different written under yet another new name. Watch this website for the latest news.

Although I now live and write in rural Western Maine, I grew up in rural New York State. I came to Maine to attend college more than forty years ago and met my future husband the first week.

We've shared our home with a variety of pets over the years. At present we have three. Bala and Nefret are littermates, found under the floor in our barn back in 2001.

As of November 2007, they've acquired a new housemate, Feral. Feral was, well, a feral cat until Thanksgiving of 1998 when he decided to join the Emerson family for dinner. When Kathy's father-in-law moved into his daughter's house, Feral changed abodes too.

At first he wasn't sure he liked the new digs, or sharing them with two other cats, but he's getting used to the idea.

Books

Lethal Legend
(A Diana Spaulding Mystery #4)
April 1, 2008
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Face Down O'er the Border
(A Lady Appleton Mystery #10)
September 15, 2007
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No Mortal Reason
(A Diana Spaulding Mystery #3)
April 1, 2007
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Fatal as a Fallen Woman
(A Diana Spaulding Mystery)
October 1, 2006
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Face Down Beside St. Anne's Well
(A Lady Appleton Mystery)
April 15, 2006
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Deadlier than the Pen
(A Diana Spaulding Mystery #1)
September 1, 2005
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Fatal as a Fallen Woman
(A Diana Spaulding Mystery #2)
September 1, 2005
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Face Down Below the Banqueting House
(A Lady Appleton Mystery #8)
April 1, 2005
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Murders and Other Confusions
(The Chronicles of Susanna, Lady Appleton 16th Century Gentle)
May 1, 2004
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Deadlier Than the Pen
(A Diana Spaulding Mystery)
March 1, 2004
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Face Down Among the Rebel Hooves
(Book 6 in Lady Appleton series)
April 1, 2003
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Winter Tapestry
February 1, 2003
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Face Down Under The Wych Elm
(Book 5 of the "Face Down" series)
May 7, 2002
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Face Down Across The Western Sea
("An Elizabethan Mystery Featuring Susanna, Lady Appleton #7")
April 1, 2002
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Face Down Before The Rebel Hooves
August 1, 2001
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