History + Mystery Blog
Welcome!
Let's start with a toast! First, to you, for stopping by -- thank you! And second, to the completion of A Celebration of Murder. The editing is done, cover designed. Now I just have to continue with the publication process!. Stay tuned for updates and other news....
Driving While Female in 1919: Lost, Stuck, and Judged
The heroine of my book, Petra, zips around in her trusty 1916 Model T, navigating city streets and rural backroads with aplomb. Writing her adventures has immersed me in the peculiarities of early 20th-century road conditions, and I’ve come away in awe of the fearless...
The Women Who Took Down the Bird-Hat Trade
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, women's fashion faced sharp criticism for its lavish use of bird feathers, plumes, and even entire bodies on hats and clothing. While this critique targeted the female wearers of these elaborate creations, the culprits...
Lenox History
A Celebration of Murder takes place in Lenox, Massachusetts, a town long regarded by New York society as the intellectual and cultural counterpart of Newport, Rhode Island. From the mid-19th century and into the Progressive Era, Lenox came alive during the summer...