Kate Pearce

I’m very pleased to tell you all that I’m going to be writing a series of Regency set mysteries as Catherine LLoyd for Kensington Publishing!

In the bestselling tradition of Anne Perry, Catherine Lloyd’s historical mystery debut brilliantly combines an authentic snapshot of the picturesque manor houses dotting the Regency English countryside, a high-handed war hero, and a mystery with revelations that will shock even 21st century readers.

When Major Robert Kurland returns badly wounded from the battlefields of France, he is completely confined to bed. One night he spies a mysterious figure near the parish church carrying a heavy load, and suspects foul play. Reluctant to share his experience with his staff, he turns to an old childhood acquaintance, Miss Lucy Harrington, the Rector’s daughter.

When Lucy mentions the recent disappearance of two young serving girls, Robert wonders if one of the girls has met with a terrible end. As they struggle to solve the mystery, the unlikely pair find themselves revealing far more to each other than they had ever imagined. But setting a trap to force a confession out of the suspected murderer will put them both in mortal danger…

You can look forward to another Kurland St. Mary Mystery in December 2014!

But don’t worry if you still prefer romances to mystery. I won’t stop writing as Kate Pearce, complete with all the naughty bits! I’m starting a new series called The Sinners Club, which dovetails in quite nicely with the Simply series. In fact, the first full-length novel will be about Jack Lennox who you meet first in SIMPLY SCANDALOUS. I can’t wait to start writing about him!

First I have to write the second book for Carina, DEATH BRINGER and, hopefully a novella to introduce the new Sinners series. After that, I can get on with Jack Lennox’s book.