Deanna Raybourn (born June 17, 1968)
is a renowned American author of historical fiction and historical mystery novels.
Biography
Raybourn was born in
Fort Worth
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,
Texas
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, but currently resides in
Williamsburg, Virginia
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. She graduated from the
University of Texas at San Antonio
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and History.
Her
debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to pu ...
, ''Silent in the Grave'', was nominated for the
Agatha Award
The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short ...
for Best First Novel in 2007.
Set in
Victorian era
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England, the acclaimed series
has been optioned for a UK television series by Free@Last TV.
Bibliography
Lady Julia Grey mysteries
* ''Silent in the Grave'', 2007 (
hardcover
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,
mass market
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)
* ''Silent in the Sanctuary'', 2008 (paperback , mass market )
* ''Silent on the Moor'', 2009 (paperback , mass market )
* ''Dark Road to Darjeeling'', 2010 (paperback )
* ''The Dark Enquiry'', 2011 (paperback )
* ''Silent Night'', 2012 (paperback )
* "Midsummer Night" novella, 2013 (
e-book
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)
* "Twelfth Night" novella, 2014 (e-book )
* "Bonfire Night" novella, 2014 (e-book )
Veronica Speedwell mysteries
* ''A Curious Beginning'', 2015 (hardcover )
* ''A Perilous Undertaking'', 2017 (hardcover )
* ''A Treacherous Curse'', 2018 (hardcover )
* ''A Dangerous Collaboration'', 2019 (hardcover )
* ''A Murderous Relation'', 2020 (hardcover )
* ''An Unexpected Peril'', 2021 (hardcover )
* ''An Impossible Impostor'', 2022 (hardcover )
* ''A Sinister Revenge'', 2023 (hardcover )
* ''A Grave Robbery'', 2024 (hardcover )
Other fiction
* ''The Dead Travel Fast'', 2010 (paperback )
* ''Far in the Wilds'' novella prequel,
[ 2013 (e-book )
* ''A Spear of Summer Grass'', 2013 (paperback )
* "Whisper of Jasmine" novella prequel, 2014 (e-book )
* ''City of Jasmine'', 2014 (paperback )
* ''Night of a Thousand Stars'', 2014 (paperback )
* ''Killers of a Certain Age'', 2022 (hardback )
]
Nonfiction
* chapter in ''Scribbling Women and the Real-Life Romance Heroes Who Love Them'', 2014 (paperback )
* contribution to ''The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook'', 2015 (hardcover )
References
External links
Official Website
Interview with Bookreporter.com
Interview with For Books' Sake
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1968 births
21st-century American novelists
American mystery writers
American women novelists
Living people
Writers from Fort Worth, Texas
People from Williamsburg, Virginia
University of Texas at San Antonio alumni
American women mystery writers
21st-century American women writers
RITA Award winners
American women romantic fiction writers
Novelists from Texas
Novelists from Virginia
American romantic fiction novelists