The Author's Guide to Murder: A Novel

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"A pure delight from start to finish! Williams, White and Willig are in top form in this clever, engrossing whodunnit with a heart. Lisa Unger, New York Timesbestselling author of The New Couple in 5B

Agatha Christie meets Murder, She Wrote in this witty locked room mystery and literary satire byNew York Times bestselling team of novelists: Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White.

Theres been a sensational murder at historic Castle Kinloch, a gothic fantasy of grey granite on a remote island in the Highlands of Scotland.Literary superstar Brett Saffron Presley has been found deadunder bizarre circumstancesin the castle towers book-lined study. Years ago, Presley purchased the castle as a showpiece for his brand and to lure paying guests with a taste for writerly glamour. Now it seems, the castle has done him in...or, possibly, one of the castles guests has. Detective Chief Inspector Euan McIntosh, a local with no love for literary Americans, finds himself with the unenviable task of extracting statements from three American lady novelists.

The prime suspects are Kat de Noir, a slinky erotica writer; Cassie Pringle, a Southern mom of six juggling multiple cozy mystery series; and Emma Endicott, a New England blue blood and author of critically acclaimed historical fiction. The women claim to be best friends writing a book together, but the authors stories about how they know Brett Saffron Presley dont quite line up, and the detective is getting increasingly suspicious.

Why did the authors really come to Castle Kinloch And what really happened the night of the great Kinloch ceilidh, when Brett Saffron Presley skipped the folk dancing for a rendezvous with death

A crafty locked-room mystery, a pointed satire about the literary world, and a tale of unexpected friendship and romancethis novel has it all, as only three bestselling authors can tell it!

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"A pure delight from start to finish! The Author's Guide to Murder is a mystery packed with twists and turns, some loving (and hilarious) jabs at the publishing world, and a wee dram of romanceall set at a writers retreat in a Scottish castle. What could be better Williams, White and Willig are in top form in this clever, engrossing whodunnit with a heart. Lisa Unger, New York Timesbestselling author of The New Couple in 5B "Three pros unite again for this fun, dramatic mystery with an exotic setting and delightful characters." Library Journal(starred review) An engrossing and sumptuous tale, this novel is a fantastic spring read. Good Morning America on The Lost Summers of Newport Three stories elegantly intertwine in this clever and stylish tale of murder and family lies from Williams, Willig, and WhiteThis crackerjack novel offers three mysteries for the price of one. Publishers Weekly(starred review) on The Lost Summers of Newport This triple POV novel comes from the minds of three historical fiction powerhouses, so you know it's going to be a delight. Buzzfeed on The Lost Summers of Newport The Lost Summers of Newportby a trio of historical fiction icons, Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen Whiteis an elegant approach to the old trouble in paradise scenario, spanning generations of deceit in a New England mansion. Chicago Tribune If, like me, youre mourning the season end of the HBO series, The Gilded Age, I have good news: Atlanta author Karen White along with Beatriz William and Lauren Willig have pennedThe Lost Summers of Newport, a historic mystery spanning more than a century of the once-wealthy Sprague family residing in an extravagant Gilded Age home in Newport, Rhode Island. Augusta Chronicle

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Beatriz Williams is the bestselling author of over a dozen novels, including The Beach at Summerly, Our Woman in Moscow, and The Summer Wives, as well as four other novels cowritten with Lauren Willig and Karen White. A native of Seattle, she graduated from Stanford University and earned an MBA in finance from Columbia University. She lives with her husband and four children near the Connecticut shore, where she divides her time between writing and laundry. Lauren Willigis aNew York TimesandUSA Todaybestselling author. An alumna of Yale University, she has a graduate degree in history from Harvard and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She lives in New York City. Karen Whiteis aNew York TimesandUSA Todaybestselling author of twenty-five novels, includingDreams of FallingandThe House on Prytania, as well as the Tradd Street mystery series. She currently writes what she refers to as grit litSouthern womens fiction. She is a graduate of the American School in London and has a BS in management from Tulane University. When not writing, she spends her time reading, singing, and avoiding cooking. She has two grown children and currently lives near Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two spoiled Havanese dogs.