Comments on: Victorian Historical Mystery Panel

By: Mira Sutley

Mira Sutley — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:12:24 +0000

Get a dog or cat that can sing opera. It’s always worked for me.

By: Connie

Connie — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:18:55 +0000

I “discovered” the Lady Julia series by Deanna Raybourn and Lady Emily series by Tasha Alexander only earlier this year, and have finished all the books in both series already. I love both series immensely and was kind of surprised by how the heroines in both series resembled Elizabeth Peter’s Amelia Peabody to some extent. Even before reading this interview, I got the feeling that both Raybourn and Alexander are fans of the Amelia Peabody series.

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:49:31 +0000

I enjoy the Deanna Raybourn series as well. I wish more historical writers would mix the mystery and romance components.

By: LinnieGayl

LinnieGayl — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:37:43 +0000

I just downloaded the first in Anne Perry’s series. I sampled it at audible, and the narrator sounds good.

Susan, I hope you enjoy the lady Emily books. I have really loved the series so far.

Maggie and Leigh, I really enjoyed the authors comments on being true to the time period. I know from reading the Pintoff and Alexander books that they do an incredible amount of research into the period.

Thanks, Lee, I had a fantastic time at the event.

By: LinnieGayl

LinnieGayl — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:42:57 +0000

Susan, I’ve heard very good things about Anne Perry’s series. I need to pick up the first in the series and give it a try.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:22:02 +0000

I tend to stay away from series books with the same characters, but these do sound interesting. Like Maggie, I appreciate authenticity.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:16:39 +0000

I put a library hold on the first Emily Gray book. I’ve been meaning to try that series out.

My favorite Victorian mystery series it the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels by Anne Perry. She’s got a very authentic feel to it, and they have an ongoing marriage, and are from different social classes.

By: LeeB.

LeeB. — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:35:42 +0000

Sounds like you had a great time LinnieGayl!

By: maggie b.

maggie b. — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:20:48 +0000

{Quote=”LinnieGayl”] All three authors agreed that they need to be authentic to the period, and can’t write as if people of the time didn’t mind the different classes mixing and marrying. [/quote]

Wish more historical romance authors felt this way. Not so much in the mixing of the classes but in being authentic to the period.

maggie b.