Kathy Lynn Emerson

13 Series

Kathy Lynn Emerson, an American author, writes historical mystery, romance, and cozy mystery novels under the pseudonyms Kaitlyn Gorton and Kaitlyn Dunnett, respectively, and historical fiction as Kate Emerson. She is known for her series Susanna, Lady Appleton, Liss MacCrimmon, and Secrets of the Tudor Court. Emerson has been writing since childhood and resides in Maine with her husband and three cats.

Kathy Lynn Emerson writes under multiple pseudonyms, each associated with distinct series and novels. As Kaitlyn Gorton, she authored Cloud Castles, Hearth, Home and Hope, and Separated Sisters. The Liss MacCrimmon series is penned under the name Kaitlyn Dunnett. Under the pseudonym Kate Emerson, she crafted The Secrets of the Tudor Court series and the novel Royal Inheritance. Each series and standalone novel offers unique narratives and settings, showcasing Emerson's versatility as an author.

Susanna, Lady Appleton

Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie

(1997)

Face Down Upon an Herbal

(1998)

Face Down Among the Winchester Geese

(1999)

Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross

(2000)

Face Down Under the Wych Elm

(2000)

Face Down Before Rebel Hooves

(2001)

Face Down Across the Western Sea

(2002)

Murders and Other Confusions

(2004)

Face Down Below the Banqueting House

(2005)

Face Down Beside St. Anne's Well

(2006)

Face Down O'er the Border

(2007)

Treasured Tales

Love Thy Neighbor

(1997)

Your Wish is My Command

(1998)(By: Stephanie Bancroft)

Diana Spaulding

Deadlier than the Pen

(2004)

Fatal as a Fallen Woman

(2005)

No Mortal Reason

(2007)

Lethal Legend

(2008)

Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries

Kilt Dead

(2007)

Scone Cold Dead

(2008)

A Wee Christmas Homicide

(2009)

The Corpse Wore Tartan

(2010)

Scotched

(2011)

Bagpipes, Brides and Homicides

(2012)

Vampires, Bones and Treacle Scones

(2013)

Ho-Ho-Homicide

(2014)

The Scottie Barked At Midnight

(2015)

Kilt at the Highland Games

(2017)

X Marks the Scot

(2017)

Overkilt

(2018)

A View to a Kilt

(2020)

Secrets of the Tudor Court (as Kate Emerson)

The Pleasure Palace

(2009)

Between Two Queens

(2009)

By Royal Decree

(2010)

At the King's Pleasure

(2011)

The King's Damsel

(2012)

Royal Inheritance

(2013)

Mistress Jaffrey

Murder in the Queen's Wardrobe

(2015)

Murder in the Merchant's Hall

(2015)

Murder in a Cornish Alehouse

(2017)

Deadly Edits (as Kaitlyn Dunnett)

Crime & Punctuation

(2018)

Clause & Effect

(2019)

A Fatal Fiction

(2020)

Murder, She Edited

(2021)

Standalone Novels

The Mystery of Hilliard's Castle

(1985)

Julia's Mending

(1987)

Cloud Castles

(1989)

The Mystery of the Missing Bagpipes

(1991)

Winter Tapestry

(1991)

Echoes and Illusions

(1993)

Firebrand

(1993)

Unquiet Hearts

(1994)

The Green Rose

(1994)

Hearth, Home and Hope / The Rapunzel Trap

(1995)

Sleepwalking Beauty

(1997)

Relative Strangers

(1997)

Separated Sisters / Family Lies

(1997)

Sight Unseen / E-Mail Order Bride

(1998)

Tried and True

(1998)

That Special Smile

(1998)

Someday

(2001)

Short Stories/Novellas

The Blessing Witch

(2014)

Short Story Collections

Different Times, Different Crimes

(2017)

The Valentine Veilleux Mysteries

(2021)

Non-Fiction

Wives and Daughters: The Women of Sixteenth Century England

(1984)

Making Headlines: A Biography of Nellie Bly

(1984)

The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Renaissance England

(1996)

How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries: The Art and Adventure of Sleuthing Through the Past

(2008)

Children's

Shalla

(2020)

Anthologies

Best New England Crime Stories 2015

(2014)

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