LidJeriWesterson

These are my books and I've worked for a long time to get them, some fourteen years struggling to get published. I'm very fond of Crispin Guest and proud of the books. TROUBLED BONES, the fourth Crispin Guest novel, will be released next fall and I hope will be followed by many more books in the series.

In the meantime, I'm also working on a second medieval mystery series that I have high hopes for that readers of Crispin should also enjoy. Keep your fingers crossed!

Email me at JeriWesterson at gmail dot com

Noir and hard-boiled fiction seem to be in Jeri Westerson’s blood. She was born and bred on the mean streets of Los Angeles, inhaling smog and enduring earthquakes. Newspaper reporter, would-be actress, graphic artist; these are the things she spent her time on before becoming a novelist. She took all that gritty edginess and plunked it into the Middle Ages, creating the newest hard-boiled detective, Crispin Guest; disgraced knight turned PI, solving crimes on the mean streets of fourteenth century London in her “Medieval Noir” novels. Jeri’s debut, VEIL OF LIES, garnered nominations from the Mystery Reader’s Journal Macavity Award for Best Historical Mystery and the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel, the first medieval mystery to be so honored.

The Boston Globe called her detective, “A medieval Sam Spade, a tough guy who operates according to his own moral compass and observes with detached humor…this book is pure fun.” Booklist said, “…this authentically detailed medieval mystery has an intriguingly dark edge.” Library Journal gave it a starred review: “…Westerson’s mystery debut is a brilliant tale of survival in a hostile environment, where anything can lead to death…Highly recommended.” Historical Novel Society Review made it an Editor’s Choice title: “…To say Veil of Lies is a remarkable novel doesn’t do the book justice. Just when the plot seems set on a fixed course, the author deftly arranges another neat surprise and keeps the pages turning…”

The second in the series, SERPENT IN THE THORNS, was a finalist for the Bruce Alexander Historical Mystery Award and is a finalist for this year’s Macavity. Kirkus Review said, “Crispin’s derring-do is distinctly entertaining,” while Library Journal said, “Readers who can’t get enough of medieval historicals will snap this one up.”

The third in the series, THE DEMON’S PARCHMENT, is now in bookstores.

Westerson is on the board of directors and newsletter editor for the southern California chapter of Mystery Writers of America, is president for the Orange County chapter of Sisters in Crime, a member of the Los Angeles Chapter, is a member of Private Eye Writers of America, and the Historical Novel Society. She is married to a commercial photographer, has a son in college, and herds two cats, a tortoise, and the occasional tarantula at her home in southern California.

Visit Jeri’s blog www.Getting-Medieval.com for articles on history and mystery as well as author interviews. Or see what Crispin has to say on his very own blog at www.CrispinGuest.com. You can also follow her on Twitter and see what Crispin is up to on his Facebook page (www.facebook.com/crispinguest).