Karen Harper
Karen Harper
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A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Karen Harper is a former college English instructor (The Ohio State University) and high school literature and writing teacher. A lifelong Ohioan, Karen and her husband Don divide their time between the midwest and the southeast, both locations she has used in her books.
Besides her American settings, Karen loves the British Isles, where her Scottish and English roots run deep, and where she has set many of her historical Tudor-era mysteries and her historical novels about real and dynamic British women. Karen's books have been published in many foreign languages and she won the Mary Higgins Clark Award for 2005.
Karen has given numerous talks to readers and writers across the county
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Karen Harper is widely recognized for her historical mysteries, particularly those set in the Tudor era, often featuring real historical figures. She also writes contemporary suspense novels.
For readers interested in historical mysteries, a good starting point would be "The Poyson Garden," the first book in her Elizabeth I Mystery series. If contemporary suspense is preferred, "The It Girls" is a standalone option.