Below you will find a complete list
of published books written by Kathy Lynn Emerson
Mysteries are listed first, then historical novels, romance, nonfiction, and
children's books.
Chronological Summary of Books and Stories in the Face Down Mystery Series featuring Susanna, Lady
Appleton and the spinoff Mistress Jaffrey Mysteries
"The
Body in the Dovecote" (1552)
"Much
Ado About Murder" (1556)
Face
Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie (1559)
hardcover: St. Martin's Press, 1997
paperback: Kensington Mystery, 2000
large print: Delphi Books, 2005
trade
paperback (print on demand), 2024
e-book, 2025
"The
Rubaiyat of Nicholas Baldwin" (1559)
Face
Down Upon an Herbal (1561)
hardcover: St. Martin's Press, 1998
paperback: Kensington Mystery, 2000
large print: Delphi Books, 2006
trade paperback (print on demand), 2024
e-book,
2025
"Lady
Appleton and the London Man" (1562)
Face
Down Among the Winchester Geese (1563)
hardcover: St. Martin's Press, 1999
paperback: Kensington Mystery, 2001
large print: Delphi Books, 2007
trade paperback (print on demand), 2024
e-book,
2025
"Lady
Appleton and the Cautionary Herbal" (1564)
Note: The three
novels and five short stories listed above are also collected in Volume One of The
Face Down Collection (e-book, 2021)
Face
Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross (1565)
hardcover: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000
paperback: Kensington Mystery, 2001
large print: Delphi Books, 2009
trade paperback (print on demand), 2024
e-book,
2025
Face
Down Under the Wych Elm (1567)
hardcover: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2000
paperback: Kensington Mystery, 2002
trade paperback (print on demand), 2024
e-book,
2025
"The
Riddle of the Woolsack" (1569)
Face
Down Before Rebel Hooves (1569)
hardcover: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2001
paperback: Kensington Mystery, 2003
trade paperback (print on demand), 2024
e-book,
2025
Face
Down Across the Western Sea (1571)
hardcover: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2002
trade
paperback (print on demand), 2024
e-book,
2025
"Lady
Appleton and the Cripplegate Chrisoms" (1572)
Note: The four
novels and two short stories above, plus the short story "The Reiving of Bonville Keep," are also collected in
Volume Two of The Face Down Collection (e-book, 2022)
"Lady
Appleton and the Bristol Crystals" (1572)
Face
Down Below the Banqueting House
(1573)
trade paperback: Perseverance Press, 2005
trade paperback (print on demand), 2024
e-book,
2025
Face
Down Beside St. Anne's Well (1575)
trade paperback: Perseverance Press, 2006
trade paperback (print on demand), 2024
e-book,
2025
"Encore
for a Neck Verse" (1576)
"Confusions
Most Monstrous" (1577)
"Death
by Devil's Turnips" (1577)
Face
Down O'er the Border (1577)
trade paperback: Perseverance Press, 2007
trade paperback (print on demand), 2025
e-book,
2025
"Any
Means Short of Murder" (1579)
"A
Wondrous Violent Motion" (1580)
"Lady
Appleton and the Creature of the Night" (1581)
Note: the three novels and seven short stories above, together with
the two short stories listed below, are also collected in Volume Three of The
Face Down Collection (e-book, 2022)
Murder in the Queen's Wardrobe (1582/3)
hardcover:
Severn House, 2014 UK; 2015 US
trade
paperback: Severn House, 2015
large
print: Severn House, 2015
trade
paperback (print on demand) and e-book, 2025
Murder in the Merchant's Hall (1583)
hardcover:
Severn House, 2015
trade
paperback: Severn House, 2016
large
print: Severn House, 2016
trade
paperback (print on demand) and e-book, 2025
Murder in a Cornish Alehouse (1584)
hardcover:
Severn House (UK), 2016
hardcover:
Severn House (US), 2017
trade
paperback (print on demand) and e-book, 2025
Note: the three novels featuring Mistress Jaffrey are also collected
in Volume Four of The Face Down Collection (e-book, 2025)
"The
Curse of the Figure Flinger" (1585)
"Lady
Appleton and the Yuletide Hogglers" (1586)
Collections of Short Stories:
Murders
and Other Confusions: The Chronicles of Susanna, Lady Appleton, Gentlewoman,
Herbalist, and Sleuth
hardcover and trade paperback: Crippen & Landru, 2004 (out of print)
Different
Times, Different Crimes
trade paperback: Wildside Press, 2017 (out of print)
assorted
short stories, past and present, including some featuring Lady Appleton
Lady
Appleton's World
trade
paperback (print on demand) and e-book, 2025
all
sixteen short stories connected to the Face Down novels
The historical mystery short story "Mistress
Threadneedle's Quest" can be found Malice Domestic 12: Mystery Most
Historical (2017), Silver Bullets (2019), and Love and
Murder in the Time of the Tudors (2023).
Stand-alone Historical Novels
The
Finder of Lost Things
trade paperback and e-book: Level Best Books (2020)
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more information, click here
Death
of an Intelligence Gatherer (2023)
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more information, click here
Treacherous
Visions (2025)
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more information, click here
Diana Spaulding Mysteries (for
more information, click here)
Deadlier
than the Pen ~ set in March 1888
hardcover: Pemberley Press, 2004
trade paperback: Pemberley Press, 2005
large print edition: Pemberley Press, 2009
"The
Kenduskeag Killer" set in Bangor, Maine in early
April 1888 and featuring Dr. Ben Northcote
"The
Telltale Twinkle" set in New York City in early April 1888 and featuring
Diana Spaulding
Fatal
as a Fallen Woman ~ set in April 1888
hardcover: Pemberley Press, 2005
trade paperback: Pemberley Press, 2006
No
Mortal Reason ~ set in May 1888
trade paperback: Pemberley Press, 2007
Lethal
Legend ~ set in June 1888
trade paperback: Pemberley Press, 2008
"The
Curse of the Vampire's Ghost" ~ set in Bangor, Maine and Boston,
Massachusetts in September 1888 and featuring Maggie Northcote
NOTE: All four novels and the three short stories are included in the
omnibus e-book edition Diana Spaulding 1888 Mysteries (2022)
Liss MacCrimmon Scottish-American Heritage Mysteries (w/a Kaitlyn
Dunnett)
e-books
are available for all titles
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more information, click here
Kilt
Dead
hardcover: Kensington, 2007
large
print: Center Point, 2007
paperback: Kensington, 2008
Scone
Cold Dead
hardcover: Kensington, 2008
large
print: Center Point 2008
paperback: Kensington, 2009
A
Wee Christmas Homicide
hardcover: Kensington, 2009
paperback:
Kensington, 2010
The
Corpse Wore Tartan
hardcover: Kensington, 2010
large
print: Center Point 2010
paperback: Kensington, 2011
Scotched
hardcover: Kensington, 2011
large
print: Center Point, 2011
paperback: Kensington, 2012
Bagpipes,
Brides and Homicides
hardcover: Kensington, 2012
large
print: Center Point, 2012
paperback:
Kensington, 2013
Vampires, Bones, and Treacle Scones
hardcover:
Kensington, 2013
large
print: Center Point, 2013
paperback:
Kensington, 2014
Ho-Ho Homicide
hardcover:
Kensington, 2014
large
print: Center Point, 2014
paperback:
Kensington, 2015
The Scottie Barked at Midnight
hardcover:
Kensington, 2015
large
print: Center Point, 2015
paperback:
Kensington, 2016
Kilt at the Highland Games
hardcover:
Kensington, 2016
audiobook:
Dreamscape, 2016
paperback:
Kensington, 2017
X Marks the Scot
hardcover:
Kensington, 2017
paperback:
Kensington, 2018
Overkilt
hardcover:
Kensington, 2018
paperback:
Kensington, 2019
A View to a Kilt
hardcover:
Kensington, 2020
Deadly Edits series featuring Mikki Lincoln (w/a Kaitlyn Dunnett)
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more information, click here
Crime
& Punctuation
hardcover and e-book: Kensington, 2018
audiobook: Tantor, 2018
large print: Thorndike, 2018
trade paperback: Kensington, 2019
Clause
& Effect
hardcover and e-book: Kensington, 2019
audiobook: Recorded Books, 2019
large print: Thorndike, 2019
A
Fatal Fiction
hardcover and e-book: Kensington, 2020
audiobook: Tantor, 2020
large print: Thorndike, 2020
Murder,
She Edited
hardcover and e-book: Kensington, 2021
audiobook: Tantor, 2021
large print: Thorndike, 2022
by Kathy Lynn Emerson writing as Kaitlyn
Dunnett
The Valentine Veilleux Mysteries
(three short stories and a novella)
e-book original and trade paperback (2021)
Secrets of the Tudor Court Series (w/a Kate Emerson)
NOTE: These are historical novels, not historical mystery or
historical romance
e-books
and audiobooks (from Audible.com) are available for all these titles
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more information, click here
The
Pleasure Palace
trade paperback: Pocket Books, 2009
Between
Two Queens
trade paperback: Pocket Books, 2010
By
Royal Decree
trade paperback: Gallery Books, 2010
At
the King's Pleasure
trade paperback: Gallery Books, 2012
The
King's Damsel
trade paperback: Gallery Books, 2012
Royal Inheritance
trade
paperback: Gallery Books, 2013
Romance Novels
(all these
were original mass market paperbacks and are now out of print)
Cloud
Castles, Silhouette Intimate Moments
# 307 (w/a Kaitlyn Gorton)
Winter
Tapestry, Harper Paperbacks,
1991(historical)
Echoes and Illusions, Harper Monogram, 1993 (reissued 1996)
Firebrand, Harper Monogram, 1993 (historical)
Unquiet Hearts, Harper Monogram, 1994 (historical)
The Green Rose, Harper Monogram, 1994 (historical)
Hearth, Home and Hope, Silhouette Special Edition #942 (w/a Kaitlyn
Gorton) (e-book title: The Rapunzel Trap)
Love Thy Neighbor, Bantam Loveswept #825
Separated Sisters, Silhouette Special Edition #1092 (w/a Kaitlyn Gorton)
(e-book title: Family Lies)
Sleepwalking Beauty, Bantam Loveswept #835
Relative Strangers, Bantam Loveswept #860
Sight Unseen, Bantam Loveswept #883 (e-book
title: The E-Mail Order Bride)
Tried and True, Bantam Loveswept #895
That Special Smile, Bantam Loveswept #913
Note: The romance
and romantic suspense novels above have been edited and reissued in the
following omnibus editions.
The
Waycross Springs Trilogy: Relative Strangers, The E-Mail Order Bride, That
Special Smile (e-book, 2023, print
on demand trade paperback, 2025)
The
Nostalgia Trilogy: Sleepwalking Beauty, Echoes and Illusions, Tried and True
((e-book, 2023, print on demand trade
paperback, 2025)
Love
and Murder in the Time of the Tudors: Unquiet Hearts, The Green Rose, plus
three short stories (e-book, 2023,
print on demand trade paperback, 2025)
The
Maine Quartet: Cloud Castles, Love Thy Neighbor, The Rapunzel Trap, Family
Lies (e-book and print on demand
trade paperback, 2024)
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more information, click here
Book Length Nonfiction
Wives
and Daughters: The Women of Sixteenth Century England (Whitston Publishing, 1984)
This has
been replaced by a revised and greatly enlarged e-book edition:
A
Who's Who of Tudor Women (2020)
The
Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Renaissance England (Writer's Digest Books, 1996; out of print); available
in a revised and enlarged trade paperback (print on demand) and e-book edition
(2023)
How
to Write Killer Historical Mysteries: The Art and Adventure of Sleuthing
Through the Past (Perseverance Press,
2008; out of print); available in an
updated edition in e-book and print on demand trade paperback (2022)
I
Kill People For A Living: A Collection of Essays By A Writer of Cozy Mysteries e-book original and print on demandtrade
paperback (2021)
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more information, click here
Books for Children ages 8-12
The
Mystery of Hilliard's Castle, Down
East Books, 1985; new e-book and print editions (2020)
Julia's Mending, Orchard Books, 1987; new e-book and print editions
(2020)
Making Headlines: A Biography of Nellie Bly, Dillon Press, 1989
new e-book
and print editions as Nellie Bly (2020)
The Mystery of the Missing Bagpipes, Avon Camelot, 1991; new e-book and
print editions (2020)
Shalla: The Story of a Colonial New England Girl e-book original and print
editions (2020)
Katie's Way e-book original and print editions (2020)
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more information, click here
Young Adult Romantic Suspense
Someday trade paperback print on demand and e-book (2021)
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more information, click here
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