Tasha Alexander
| Tasha Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 December 1969 (aged 42) South Bend, Indiana |
| Pen name | Tasha Alexander |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
| Period | 2005-Present |
| Spouse | Andrew Grant |
| Children | Alexander |
| Website | |
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www | |
Tasha Alexander (born 1969) is an American author who writes New York Times bestselling[1] historical mystery fiction.
Biography
She credits her parents, both philosophy professors, for encouraging her to read and write. She received a B.A. from Notre Dame in English with a concentration in Medieval Studies.
In 2002, while living in New Haven, Connecticut, she started work on her first novel, after being inspired by a passage in Dorothy L. Sayers's Gaudy Night.[2] Carolyn Marino at William Morrow acquired the book, And Only to Deceive, which was published in 2005 as the first installment of the Lady Emily series. Following a move to Franklin, Tennessee, where Alexander wrote her second novel in a local Starbucks, she eventually relocated to Chicago, where she married British novelist Andrew Grant (brother of bestselling author Lee Child) in 2010.[3]
In 2007, Minotaur Books lured her away from William Morrow.[4] She is now edited by Charles Spicer and is the imprint's top writer of historical mysteries. Alexander's work has been translated into more than a dozen languages and has been nominated for the Bruce Alexander Award and the RT Reviewers Choice Award.[5] She has a reputation for being extremely careful about accuracy in her novels[6][7] and is meticulous about research.[8]
The Lady Emily series
The Lady Emily series is set in the 1890s in cities across Europe and follows the adventures of a young, Victorian widow about to come out of mourning after the death of her husband.
- And Only to Deceive (2005). ISBN 978-0060756710
- A Poisoned Season (2007). ISBN 978-0061174148
- A Fatal Waltz (2008). ISBN 978-0061174223
- Tears of Pearl (2009). ISBN 978-0312383701
- Dangerous to Know (2010). ISBN 978-0312383794
- A Crimson Warning (2011). ISBN 978-0312661755
- Death in the Floating City (2012). ISBN 978-0312661762
- Behind the Shattered Glass (2013). ISBN 978-1250024701
- The Counterfeit Heiress (2014). ISBN 978-1250024695
- The Adventuress: A Lady Emily Mystery (2015) ISBN 978-1-250-05826-3
- "That Silent Night: A Lady Emily Christmas Story" (e-short story; 2015) ISBN 9781466892774
Other books
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age, novelization, (2007); ISBN 978-0061431234
based on motion picture screenplay written by William Nicholson and Michael Hirst;[9]
published to coincide with release of 2007 film Elizabeth: The Golden Age, starring Cate Blanchett and Clive Owen.[10]
Short story
- "Preparations" Kwik Krimes, ed. Otto Penzler, (2013). ISBN 978-1612183008
References
- ↑ Sehgal, Parul. "Print & E-Books". The New York Times.
- ↑ Galbraith, Lacey. "Novel Talent | Cover Story". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ↑ "Romancing the Con". Mysteryscenemag.com. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ↑ "The Great Escape: Mystery Preview". Libraryjournal.com. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ↑ "News". Tashaalexander.com. 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ↑ "Mystery Scene". Tashaalexander.com. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ↑ "Gregory Weinkauf: Tasha Alexander Unveils Dangerous to Know". Huffingtonpost.com. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ↑ Sunnymay says:. "Tasha Alexander: The Good, The Bad, and the Cheese". BookTrib. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ↑ "Elizabeth : the golden age". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ↑ Galbraith, Lacey. "Love—and Murder—Austrian Style | Books". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2011-03-01.