Kate Kingsbury
National Bestselling Cozy Mystery Author
About Kate Kingsbury
Kate Kingsbury grew up in London, England, and at a very early age began telling stories to her school friends while huddling in bomb shelters during the Blitz of WW II. She moved to the U.S. in 1963 and, having passed her 50th birthday, published her first book in 1987. Writing as Doreen Roberts - her real name at the time - she published 26 romance novels for Harlequin/Silhouette before turning to mystery.
In 1993 her first Pennyfoot Hotel book was published, and since then she has written over sixty romance and mystery novels across multiple pen names, including the Manor House Mysteries, the Bellehaven House Mysteries (written as Rebecca Kent), and the Raven's Nest Mysteries (written as Allison Kingsley). Her 'upstairs/downstairs' mysteries appeal to fans of Agatha Christie, Downton Abbey, Father Brown, and Midsomer Murders.
The Pennyfoot Hotel Mysteries are set in Edwardian England, while the Manor House series takes place in an English village during WW II. The Merry Ghost Inn Mysteries debuted in January 2017 with Dead and Breakfast, featuring a bed and breakfast on the Oregon coast, and her Misty Bay Mysteries series features an English tearoom on the Oregon coast, launching with In Hot Water in October 2021.
Kate has one son, Regan, and lives in Oregon with her wonderful husband, Bill, and Bella, a feisty chihuahua mix.
What Readers Are Saying
"The author draws as much from Fawlty Towers as she does from Agatha Christie, crafting a charming cozy delicately flavored with period details of pre-World War I rural England."
- Publishers Weekly
"A Pre-WWI whodunit in the classic style, furnished with amusing characters."
- Kirkus Reviews
"Full of wonderful characters, a welcoming home setting, and many surprises, this one is a keeper! These are characters you will want to visit time and time again."
- Romance Readers Connection
"This is what Agatha Christie meets Downton Abbey would be if Downton Abbey were a hotel!"
- Goodreads reviewer
"These are a trip back in time. Horse-drawn buggies, gas lamps, ballrooms, grand staircases, Victorian gowns. A time I simply treasure."
- Goodreads reviewer
"I couldn't help loving this book from the first page. This dear author possesses not only the superb gifts of language and drama but invigorating humour!"
- Goodreads reviewer
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