Kate Ross (June 21, 1956 - March 12, 1998)

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Kate Ross (June 21, 1956 - March 12, 1998), born Katherine Jean Ross, was an American mystery author who wrote four books set in Regency-era England about dandy Julian Kestrel.

The novels in the series are Cut to the Quick (1994), which won the 1994 Gargoyle award for Best Historical Mystery, A Broken Vessel (1995), Whom the Gods Love (1996), and The Devil in Music (1997), which won the 1997 Agatha Award for Best Novel. The Lullaby Thief (1997), a short story featuring Kestrel, is included in the mystery anthology Crime Through Time, edited by Miriam Grace Monfredo and Sharan Newman.

Ross was also a trial lawyer for the Boston law firm of Sullivan & Worcester and a graduate of Wellesley College and the Yale Law School. She died of cancer in 1998.

First Book - Cut to the Quick (1994)

Last Book - The Devil in Music (1997)

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Ross

Comments

[bodleian.livejournal.com]

This lady was an incredible author. I only own one of her books but I have read them all. I must buy the others. Thank-you for the reminder.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

It's a shame that sometime good authors gone forgotten. It's true, I can only remember few of them, and I privilege female authors, but it's my pleasure to do a little to help people remember them.