Ashley Gardner's Mysteries of Regency England

Captain Lacey Mysteries first "Boxed Set"

2012-01-20T09:38:00.000-08:00

Now Available: Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries, Volume One. The first three Captain Lacey novels plus the short stories from The Gentleman's Walking Stick, are now available in one convenient ebook bundle. Currently on Amazon Kindle or Barnes & Noble Nook, with more platforms to come. I'm also working on Volume 2.

A Disappearance in Drury Lane is still in the works! I will update when I have a more specific pub date. Right now it's "sometime in March."

Updates on the Lacey Series

2012-01-05T11:29:00.000-08:00

I continue to write A Disappearance in Drury Lane, happy to be back in London for this one. Looks like that release date might have to move to March, but I'll keep you posted.

Meanwhile, I will be releasing the first six Lacey novels plus The Necklace Affair and the short stories as boxed sets:. I'm waiting to get the covers from my cover designer, then they'll be ready shortly after that. Volume One will comprise Books 1-3 and the short stories now collected in The Gentleman's Walking Stick. Volume Two will include Books 4-6 plus The Necklace Affair. I'm purposely leaving Death in Norfolk out, but it will be collected into Volume 3, as soon as I get a few more books out. If you know folks who would like to try the books or prefer to buy everything at once, let them know this is on its way.

I can't express what a joy it is to work on this series again. I'll keep going as long as the stories come!

Ashley Gardner
http://www.gardnermysteries.com

A Disappearance in Drury Lane

2011-11-17T15:40:00.000-08:00

I have updated the Books section of the Ashley Gardner website (www.gardnermysteries.com) to add the cover and date for Capt. Lacey Book 8, A Disappearance in Drury Lane. I'm looking at mid-February for the pub date, though I will update when the day is more specific. Thanks to all who let me know they enjoyed A Death in Norfolk! Remember that Death in Norfolk is available both in Ebook and Print!

Death in Norfolk in Print!

2011-11-07T13:55:00.000-08:00

The paperback edition of A Death in Norfolk is now out!

Available from Amazon here.

Also in print is The Necklace Affair, which has been bundled with the two stories in The Gentleman's Walking Stick.
Available from Amazon here.

What's next? I'm working on A Disappearance in Drury Lane, which should come your way early next year. The target date is Feb or March. I plan to write 2-3 of these books a year.

Watch this blog or my website to get updates on the series. Or join my newsletter group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gardnermysteries/
to receive updates on the series and an email the day new books arrive.

Thank you and enjoy!

A Death in Norfolk is Out!

2011-10-20T09:32:00.000-07:00

It is out! A Death in Norfolk is now available from:

Nook (B&N):
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-death-in-norfolk-ashley-gardner/1106796800

Kindle (Amazon):
http://www.amazon.com/Norfolk-Captain-Regency-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B005XI6GXY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1319127564&sr=8-2

Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/97960

As usual, it will take a couple of days to wend its way to the UK, German, and French Amazon sites, and a week or so to start appearing on Appil iBooks, Sony, and the like. (However, the Smashwords edition can be read on almost all devices.)

The print version of this book will be out in about two weeks. Stay tuned!

Thank you all so very much for both your patience and support which inspired me and helped me get this book written and published. I hope you enjoy it.

Best,

Ashley Gardner
http://www.gardnermysteries.com/

Death in Norfolk Update: Pub Date Oct. 20

2011-10-13T12:48:00.000-07:00

A Death in Norfolk, Book 7 of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries series, is finished and now being edited. Due to circumstances beyond my control, the publication date has moved to October 20 (Thursday; in order to have time to get it proofread). A Death in Norfolk is a full-length novel, about the same word count as the other full-length books in the series (Hanover Square; Regimental Murder, etc.).

Death in Norfolk will release first in e- (for Kindle, Nook, Sony, Kobo, or your e-reader of choice), followed in a couple of weeks by the print version. I will have a more specific date for the print version when I learn it, but it should be very soon after the e-version is released.

I am also going over the proofs for the print version of The Necklace Affair anthology, which will gather The Necklace Affair novella plus the two stories in The Gentleman's Walking Stick into one print volume (the cover is beautiful!). Finishing Death in Norfolk is my number one priority, but The Necklace Affair anthology should be available in the next week or so.

If you wish to receive an email when A Death in Norfolk is ready, you may either sign up for my newsletter at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gardnermysteries/ or send me a private email:
gardnermysteries @ cox.net (no spaces) and let me know to add you to my e-mail only list.

I'm very excited to have A Death in Norfolk finished at long last!

Captain Lacey in Print

2011-09-28T22:45:00.000-07:00

I'm pleased to announce that The Hanover Square Affair, Book 1 of the Capt. Lacey Regency Mysteries, is now available in print from Amazon.

If you know of readers who like to read in print form only, please alert them. At this point, The Hanover Square Affair must be ordered online from either Amazon or CreateSpace.

Next in the print queue is The Necklace Affair (and Other Stories)--not because it's next in sequence, but because The Necklace Affair thus far has been offered only in e-book form.

For the print edition, The Necklace Affair will be gathered with the stories in The Gentleman's Walking Stick to make one volume of the Captain Lacey tales. Just to be confusing, the cover art will be that of The Gentleman's Walking Stick, but with The Necklace Affair for the title. Look for that in a few weeks (I will post as well).

A Death in Norfolk is progressing on schedule. I am almost finished with the ms., and then it will be edited, proofed, etc. Pub. date should be October 15. Death in Norfolk will also be out in print, if not simultaneously with the e-release, then shortly thereafter (as in a couple of weeks). The rest of the series will follow!

I was also thrilled to learn that the Capt. Lacey series has now sold its 50,000th digital copy! Thank you for the continued support.

Ashley Gardner

Short Story Collection: The Gentleman's Walking Stick

2011-09-10T15:11:00.000-07:00

Because I'm still writing A Death in Norfolk, I decided to put up a Capt. Lacey short story anthology this month. I had planned on putting it together after Norfolk, but because I'm delayed, why wait?

Two short stories are gathered in this anthology: 1. "The Gentleman's Walking Stick"; and 2. "The Disappearance of Miss Sarah Oswald."

I wrote and sold both of these stories before I began the Lacey novels. To my surprise, "The Disappearance of Miss Sarah Oswald," first published in Over My Dead Body! Mystery Magazine, was nominated for a Derringer award (given by the Short Mystery Fiction Society) for best short story of the year.

The reception of these stories encouraged me to write The Hanover Square Affair and try to get it published, and the rest is history.

Both are standalone stories, but in the series cycle, they can fall anywhere after Sudbury School Murders.

The collection, titled The Gentleman's Walking Stick, is available from

Kindle

Nook

Smashwords

And will be available on Kindle UK and DE when everything processes through.

In other news: The books are in the process of being reprinted in trade paperback editions. The Hanover Square Affair will be the first available, probably next month, with the others following. The Necklace Affair will be printed together with the stories in The Gentleman's Walking Stick, for one volume of shorter works.

Thank you for your patience about A Death in Norfolk. I got backed up on two other series I'm doing at Berkley, always tricky. However, the book is on its way.

Best,

Ashley Gardner
http://www.gardnermysteries.com

Updates: Next book, Print, Sony, etc.

2011-08-27T14:00:00.000-07:00

First, I want to again thank the readers of the Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries. This month I hit a milestone: The Lacey novels have now sold more e-copies than the entire series ever did in print.

I am hard at work on A Death in Norfolk, very much enjoying the research on Norfolk and Lacey's past. I'm slightly behind on writing the book (this is not unusual for me), because I have two Jennifer Ashley books kicking me at the same time (timing at publisher; it is the way of publishing).

However, the book won't be delayed *that* much--I'm thinking a few weeks at most. I want to have it out as soon as it can be finished, edited, and proofed.

At the same time, the books are being prepped for print re-release, hopefully all six, plus Necklace Affair, very quickly one after the other, so that Death in Norfolk can be released simultaneously in e- and print. I do not want to leave out readers in any format.

The Lacey series has now started to appear on Sony and Kobo. For some strange reason, they both have Covent Garden Mystery and one or two of the others, with no seeming regard to series order. I have no idea why; both vendors were shipped all the books. Wait and watch is all we can do. I'm happy at least that some of the books are at those vendors.

Again, the entire series can be purchased from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. I have links to all at http://www.gardnermysteries.com/

I will update as the pub date for Death in Norfolk nears and arrives.

The Nook Version of Covent Garden Mystery is Here!

2011-08-03T12:27:00.000-07:00

Ah, problem solved (apparently). The Nook version of A Covent Garden Mystery (Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries Book 6) is now available HERE

As reminder, the Kindle version is already up

As is the Smashwords version (multi-formats and available worldwide)

I included a sneak peek of A Death in Norfolk at the end of Covent Garden. I am hard at work on Death in Norfolk, and I will update on its progress as I go. Expect publication in September (as usual, I'm a little behind, so I'm shooting for September 15 or so). I will keep you posted.

As always, check my website for new information http://www.gardnermysteries.com/ or follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/GardnerAuthor for instant updates.

My thanks, once more, to fans of Captain Lacey who continue to support the series!

Ashley Gardner

The Kindle COVENT GARDEN MYSTERY is here!

2011-08-02T07:11:00.000-07:00

At last! The Kindle version of Covent Garden Mystery is now up at Amazon (as well as Smashwords).

NOOK IS STILL PROCESSING over at B&N (I will update when the Nook version is "live").

Also please note that the Kindle versions on Amazon.UK and Amazon.DE take another day or so to process through after the U.S. version is live. So, please don't be alarmed if the button says "not available in this region." The fact that a page is there at all means that it's coming! (No idea why they put that message there; it's quite confusing.)

I will update when the NOOK version is here!

A Covent Garden Mystery--Unexplained Delay

2011-08-01T09:53:00.000-07:00

The most difficult task as a writer is having to apologize to readers when things go wrong, especially for those events out of my control. I gave B&N and Amazon the files for A Covent Garden Mystery last Thursday, thinking they'd both have it live for sale by June 30. (The process, in theory, takes 24-48 hours).

Well, here it is Monday morning, 8/1, and no book. I can only say I have no idea why--I've received no communication explaining the delay; my account in both places simply says the book is "processing." I can only think that they're backlogged and will put it live sooner or later.

Please continue to check B&N or Amazon (as you prefer) this week. Believe me, I check it every hour! (My husband is a very patient man.)

I will post here, on my website, FB, twitter (@GardnerAuthor), and send out my newsletter as soon as the book is up. You can join my yahoo newsletter at (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gardnermysteries/ ) or send me an email to join my email list (gardnermysteries @ cox.net [no spaces])

Meanwhile the book is available on Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/77179 in multiple formats if you don't wish to wait.

This is the first title in this series that has had such a problem, so I'm not sure what's going on.

Again, my apologies.

Ashley Gardner
http://www.gardnermysteries.com/

Cover for Death in Norfolk and Progress

2011-07-16T11:39:00.000-07:00

I have a cover for A Death in Norfolk, which is quite exciting. Work on it is progressing nicely. I'm digging hard into Lacey's past, and I'm starting to want to live in Norfolk, England. Lovely, lovely place and loaded with history, ancient and not-so-ancient.

Between now and the release of Death in Norfolk, will come A Covent Garden Mystery, which reveals much about Lacey's marriage and why it foundered. Look for that the last week of July (Target date is July 30.)

Also, rest assured that I am working to get all the novels back into print, plus the forthcoming ones into print as well. I firmly believe in multiformats.

Thank you to the readers who continue to support the series. I know I say that often, but it is heartfelt. Believe me!

Body in Berkeley Square on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords

2011-06-28T12:27:00.000-07:00

Good news! A Body in Berkley Square is now available at:

Amazon Kindle

Nook from Barnes and Noble

and Smashwords in multi-formats

More news: The first four books of the series plus the novella (Hanover Square Affair; Regimental Murder; Glass House Sudbury School; Necklace Affair) are now available on Apple iBooks! Through the iPad/iPod or from iTunes. Body in Berkeley Square will follow in a few weeks.

Sony: Books are shipping, but the process is slow. Will let you know as soon as I see one there! Formats for Sony readers can be purchased from Smashwords

I am taking a much-needed vacation (sort of)--will update my website and send out my newsletters soon (follow links on http://www.gardnermysteries.com/ to sign up for the newsletter).

Best,

Ashley Gardner
http://www.gardnermysteries.com/

Body in Berkeley Square now on Kindle!

2011-06-27T07:12:00.000-07:00

The Kindle version of A Body in Berkeley Square is now ready at Amazon.

I will post the Nook link when it becomes available (should be soon).

Best wishes,

Ashley Gardner

Updates for Ashley Gardner

2011-06-26T09:36:00.000-07:00

A Body In Berkeley Square (Captain Lacey Book 5) should be available this week (in the next few days--watch this space for an announcement).

A Covent Garden Mystery, the last of the backlist books will come out early August (or last week in July, depending on how quickly the edit-proof process goes).

I am working on A Death in Norfolk, with plans to publish that in early September.

After that, I have three more Lacey novels in the works, but the one per month schedule will slow--because I need time to write the books and make them good. I'm thinking one every 2-3 months, but I'll let you know as things go on if that's realistic.

Tentative titles:

A Disappearance in Drury Lane
The Alexandrian Affair
Death of an Only Son (or Murder in Grosvenor Square--have not decided yet).

You will find out much more about the pasts of Marianne, Grenville, Mr. Denis, and of course the acerbic Lady Breckenridge.

Thanks again for the support for this venture. The good Captain will continue!

The Necklace Affair is Out!

2011-06-07T10:47:00.000-07:00

At last--a brand new, never-before-published Captain Lacey story! The Necklace Affair is now available.

Find it on:
Kindle

Nook

and in various formats on Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/64839

(It will eventually be loaded to other vendors via Smashwords--that takes time, but Smashwords makes it downloadable in many different formats. It is an ebook only at this point, but it will be bundled with another book when the books get re-printed).

The Necklace Affair began as a story I started one day on jury duty. It sat unrevised on my computer for years. (I had the vague notion of sending it to Ellery Queen magazine or some such, but life got in the way.) I found it while going through the files to prepare to re-release the Lacey books and write new ones.

I rewrote, revised, and expanded the story to a ten-chapter novella (remnants of the original jottings I did in the jury waiting room are still there).

The story falls between the events in The Sudbury School Murders and A Body in Berkeley Square (which will come out in July).

I might do a few more novellas, but my priority is the full-length novels. I am hard at work on A Death in Norfolk, which will come out after Covent Garden Mystery is re-released.

I hope you enjoy this interum story. It represents, to me, a great triumph in getting the Lacey books moving forward again!

Ashley Gardner
http://www.gardnermysteries.com/

Captain Lacey Series at Smashwords

2011-06-06T12:07:00.000-07:00

All the Lacey novels that have been e-released so far are now at Smashwords--as is the brand new, never-before-published The Necklace Affair!

View all here: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/AshleyGardner

The Necklace Affair has already reached Nook as well: Click here to go to the Nook version.

The Kindle version is still in process, should be ready in the next day or so. (You can also find a version for Kindle at Smashwords).

More to come!

Hanover Square at Smashwords etc

2011-05-19T10:54:00.000-07:00

The Hanover Square Affair is now at Smashwords in every format (for Sony, Palm, ePub etc). It takes a while for Smashwords to upload to all the vendors, but you can get the book for your devices directly from Smashwords. The price is 99 cents.

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/60568

Hanover Square and the others through Sudbury School Murders are already available on Amazon Kindle and B&N Nook (See http://www.gardnermysteries.com/ for links to them.)

Since the Smashwords process is now much faster, the other books will follow shortly.

And of course, The Necklace Affair is coming next month. Something new!

Sudbury School Murders is Out!

2011-05-10T11:37:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the fast-paced world of e-publishing, The Sudbury School Murders is now available on Nook and Kindle.

Sudbury School on Nook

Sudbury School on Kindle

I am working to get all books in the series out on other platforms (Apple iBooks, Sony, Kobo, etc), but the process is taking some time. I will post when it happens.

Next, The Necklace Affair! More about that as June nears.

Sudbury School on Its Way

2011-05-09T19:55:00.000-07:00

I have today uploaded The Sudbury School murders to Kindle and Nook. It takes a couple of days to process, but keep checking. I will also post here when they are available.

I included a teaser for The Necklace Affair, the novella coming next month.

(Check out The Necklace Affair's lovely cover on my website: www.gardnermysteries.com, and click Books).

Again, thanks for all the support!

Coming Up

2011-05-02T10:08:00.000-07:00

I am continuing to work on the Captain Lacey series so that the releases come out smoothly. The Sudbury School Murders will be out in mid-May on Nook and Kindle. (I'm also in process of getting all the books out to more vendors--Sony, iBooks, Kobo, and wherever else ebooks are sold.)

After Sudbury School , something new! The Necklace Affair, a never-before-published novella. The Necklace Affair began as an unfinished story I wrote a few years ago, while waiting all day at the city courthouse to be picked for jury duty (never was).

I'm expanding and finishing the story and have just contacted my cover artist to do the cover for it (plus covers for Body in Berkley Square and Covent Garden).

I plan to have The Necklace Affair ready to publish in mid-June. In Lacey's life sequence, it squeezes between Sudbury School and Body in Berkley Square.

BTW, this story will not replace Lacey Book 7 (tentatively titled A Death in Norfolk)--this is in addition to, not instead of.

So, look for Sudbury School in mid-May, and we march onward!

Kindle Version of Glass House Now Out!

2011-04-20T10:42:00.000-07:00

The Kindle version of The Glass House is now out!

http://www.amazon.com/Glass-Captain-Regency-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B004X8EIOY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303321218&sr=8-1

(It is already out on Nook: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Glass-House/Ashley-Gardner/e/2940012305268/?itm=2&USRI=ashley+gardner )

I will be sending out my e-newsletter later today.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gardnermysteries to sign up or email me at gardnermysteries @ cox.net (no spaces) and ask to be put on my email list, if you don't want to use yahoo.

Next, working on The Sudbury School Murders plus a new Lacey novella, The Necklace Affair.

Nook version of The Glass House is Up

2011-04-18T10:10:00.001-07:00

The Nook version of The Glass House is live at Barnes & Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Glass-House/Ashley-Gardner/e/2940012305268

The Kindle version is on its way (takes a little longer for it to process). I will be putting out my newsletter (both through the yahoo group and via email) when the Kindle version is also ready, plus tell readers about what's coming up next.

You can also scroll down on this blog and see the new items that have been added to the book list or check the updated website http://www.gardnermysteries.com

Thanks again for your support of this venture, and I hope you're enjoying the books!

The Glass House is on its way!

2011-04-15T13:26:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much to readers who have been purchasing the e-editions of The Hanover Square Affair and A Regimental Murder! You are making this venture worthwhile.

I will send out an email blast when The Glass House is up--if you would like to receive an email, please contact me at gardnermysteries @ cox.net (no spaces) or join my Yahoo group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gardnermysteries/

I should have the book up as both Nook and Kindle by the 18th of April (was the 15th, but I am today finishing up the formatting, proofing, and uploading, which should put it on sale by Monday).

Best,

Ashley Gardner
www.gardnermysteries.com

Hanover Square On Discount and Regimental Murder Up!

2011-03-21T17:39:00.000-07:00

To promo the release of A Regimental Murder, I have put The Hanover Square Affair on sale for .99 on both Nook and Kindle. Get it while it lasts!

A Regimental Murder is now up at Kindle and Nook, ready to go. It's price is 1.99. The Glass House is next!

I'm trying to keep the prices low for as long as I can, to introduce the series to those who might not have caught it the first time out. Please pass the word to anyone you think would enjoy the Captain Lacey Mysteries!

Regimental Murder Kindle Release Out Now!

2011-03-16T17:34:00.000-07:00

A Regimental Murder is now out on Kindle:

(click here if above link doesn't work) http://www.amazon.com/Regimental-Captain-Regency-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B004S44XFM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1300322164&sr=1-2-spell

I am working to get it on NOOK--once that's up I'll make a grand announcement, update my website, etc. Things are moving!

Best,

Ashley Gardner

New Covers

2011-02-27T14:23:00.000-08:00

Some of the covers for upcoming releases of the Captain Lacey mysteries. Just to reiterate, the first book The Hanover Square Affair is now available on

Amazon Kindle

Barnes & Noble Nook

A Regimental Murder (Lady Breckenridge's first appearance) will re-release in a couple of weeks (planned, March 7).

Also, I came across a never-before-seen Lacey novella, which I will edit and release sometime in the coming months. The working title is "The Necklace Affair." Watch here or on my newsletter list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gardnermysteries, or my website (www.gardnermysteries.com) for information about that.

The Hanover Square Affair, now available!

2011-02-18T05:01:00.000-08:00

The Hanover Square Affair, book one of the Captain Lacey Regency mysteries is now available for Amazon Kindle! This book is available internationally.

http://www.amazon.com/Hanover-Captain-Regency-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B004O4C1AK/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1297998050&sr=8-8

Book 2, A Regimental Murder, will follow in March.

The Plan

2011-01-31T10:36:00.000-08:00

If all goes well, on Feb. 15 The Hanover Square Affair will be re-released, with a new cover, on Kindle at Amazon (I also have plans for putting these on the Nook). I will release one book a month, and follow up with Book 7 after that. I have to write books in this series around my other deadlines, but I will strive to make that happen.

I will update here with links when the book is available, plus I have been updating my website (http://www.gardnermysteries.com)

I am getting pretty new covers for each book, and I'm going to try to keep the prices as low as possible.

Stay tuned!

Firewalker (Book 2 of Stormwalker) Out, and Captain Lacey

2010-11-03T09:41:00.001-07:00

I'm excited to annouce the release of Firewalker, Book 2 of the Stormwalker series done under my Allyson James persona. This series is set in the American Southwest and follows Janet Begay, a half-Navajo Stormwalker who solves crimes with her sidekick biker boyfriend, and a cast of colorful characters (including a bisexual magic mirror). I have a page dedicated to this series: http://www.allysonjames.com/stormwalker.html

For reasons I don't understand, the publisher has labeled these books romance, but they are not romance. I wrote them to be pretty straightforward urban fantasy/mystery. So if you enjoy Tony Hillerman, Charlaine Harris, or Nevada Barr, please give Stormwalker a look.

Captain Lacey mysteries: I am in the process of republishing the Captain Lacey novels on Kindle. My timetable is to have book one up by Feb, and the others to follow each month. (I have a gorgeous new cover for Hanover Square, which I will post as release time nears).

I am doing this with an eye to continuing the series. This series pretty much got dumped by the publisher, and I've been struggling to revive it ever since. It's been a hard row to hoe, and I appreciate the ongoing supportive messages about the books. I will get Book 7 and more out there one way or the other! Stay tuned.

Ashley Gardner

Stormwalker is out!

2010-05-07T21:47:00.000-07:00

My mystery/fantasy series starring a Navajo heroine who can channel the power of storms (Stormwalker, by Allyson James), is out this week from Berkley. It's available in Wal-Mart, chain bookstores, indie bookstores, and in ebook at Sony and Barnes and Noble (among others).

More about the series, plus an excerpt is here:

http://www.allysonjames.com/stormwalker.html

Enjoy! Book 2, Firewalker, will be out in November.

While waiting...mysteries

2010-04-20T17:21:00.000-07:00

While waiting for my new Mystery/Paranormal/UF series to debut on May 4 (STORMWALKER, as Allyson James), I'm enjoying watching mysteries.

I just now caught up with the Jesse Stone TV movies, which I think are very well done. I haven't read all the books, but I thought they captured the flavor of them well. I was saddened to hear of Robert Parker's death, but I'm pleased that two more of the movie versions will be coming out soon: No Remorse and Innocents Lost (I think in 2010).

I've also "discovered" the British series, Life on Mars (I know there was a US version, but I missed it somehow, and I usually prefer the Brit versions anyway). Premise: A DCI in 2006 gets hit by a car and time-travels back to 1973. He's now a DI, working for a completely non-PC, sexist, thinks with his fists, total jerk who drinks on the job that you can't help liking. Go figure.

Since I don't watch much TV (too busy writing), I like it when I stumble upon things, usually several years too late, but then I can Netflix the whole series without having to wait for releases.

Speaking of new releases, though, Foyle's War returns on May 2!! to PBS. (Although I keep asking whether it should be called Foyle's Post-War... )

Looking forward to more Wallander later in the year.

Forgive the TV indulgence--I'm a mystery junkie!

Updates for Jan 2010

2010-01-29T06:32:00.000-08:00

Hi all: The good news is that my agent and I are again talking about where to take the Lacey mystery series. We're kicking around ideas. We're slow because I'm contracted at Berkley now for four more romances and three urban fantasies. A lot to write!

The Stormwalker series will lean more toward the mystery side: Think Jim Butcher or Charlaine Harris meets Tony Hillerman.

More information on that series can be found at the series page: http://www.allysonjames.com/stormwalker.html

I will be posting a first chapter there soon. The book is out in May.

I am excited by what my agent and I are discussing, and am more hopeful about the Lacey series than I have been. I'll keep you posted.

Asperger's character on Mystery!

2009-09-02T10:42:00.000-07:00

Inspector Lewis Sunday night featured a character who had Asperger's (Episode title: And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea). The character reminded me very much of the hero in my recent release, The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie. He never looked straight into anyone's eyes, he knew what time he arrived anywhere to the exact minute and how long he stayed, was an artist who could draw anyone rapidly after a quick glance, he knew the social things he was "supposed" to do, but didn't really understand or much care why, and he was the master of the nonsequiter. The actor who portrayed him did a wonderful job.

You can watch the show online until September 13:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/lewis/watch.html

Stormwalker

2009-06-08T10:46:00.000-07:00

Right now I'm writing a fantasy/mystery/romance set in the Southwest U.S., a place I've lived for more than 20 years. (Stormwalker by Allyson James, Berkley, probably May 2010). The heroine is a young Navajo woman who makes her living as a photographer but also helps people in supernatural jams (locating missing persons, solving cold case murders).

I set the book in north central and northeastern Arizona, inventing a little town called Magellan, in small fictional Hopi County.

I travel frequently in this area and today was going over some of my "atmosphere" photos. I've set the fictional town of Magellan south of Winslow out in rolling desert hills. The elevation here is about 6000 feet, which means not so much cactus as scrubby juniper and cottonwoods (near water), and plenty of grasses. The rocks are mostly sandstone, and sudden washes and little canyons cut through seemingly flat land.

I was lucky enough last time I was there to drive out while storms built in the west and south. My heroine is a "Stormwalker" (which I invented), a person whose magic is tied to storms. She's very powerful when it's storming, not so much on a clear sunny day.

I like the area because at certain points, you can see miles upon miles in all directions.

Looking north and east to the painted desert and Navajo Nation.

Looking west from the same spot to the San Francisco peaks (highest point 12,000 feet), the traditional western boundary of Navajo lands and one of the four sacred mountains. The city of Flagstaff is in the foothills of this mountain range.

I'm working hard to get this book finished and thought I'd give you a taste of the landscape while I write.

Interview with RITA-nominee Suspense author Colleen Thompson

2009-06-04T06:54:00.000-07:00

I love the RS novels of Colleen Thompson (which read more like mainstream mysteries than typical RS). She sets the books in different locations in Texas, and the settings play a large part in the stories (they become another character). Her recent RITA-nominated book, Triple Exposure is set in the south-west Texas, Big Bend area; and her latest release, Beneath Bone Lake is set in the Caddo Lake area on the border of Texas and Louisiana.

Please click over to my group blog (The Chatelaines) to read my interview with her:

http://thechatelaines.blogspot.com/2009/06/colleen-thompson-interview-and-giveaway.html

Brenda Novak's Auction to benefit Diabetes

2009-05-24T20:03:00.001-07:00

Each year, suspense author Brenda Novak conducts an online auction, the proceeds of which benefit diabetes research. Last year the auction raised more than $250,000 (yep, that's $250K).

This year I'm donating a collection of the entire 8-book Immortals series, a multi-author series in a world I created, plus a dragon trilogy I wrote as Allyson James. (All autographed)

Click here to view

Also donated is a single signed copy of my historical (non-romance) novel, The Queen's Handmaiden.

Click here to view

There is tons more to bid on. Authors and bookstores donate books, plus editors and agents donate critiques. Plus jewelery and collectables, gift baskets, and unique items like:

Lunch with Diana Gabaldon

Lake Tahoe Weekend Getaway

Name a Character in NY Times Bestseller John Lescroart’s
2010 novel, Treasure Hunt

And dear to my miniatures-loving heart: Murder Ink, A Bookstore in Miniature

The home page of the auction is here: http://brendanovak.auctionanything.com/Home.taf

Bidding ends May 31!

Lindsey Davis

2009-05-18T19:40:00.000-07:00

This weekend I listened to Lindsey Davis talk about her Falco mysteries and her latest book Alexandria. I snagged a copy and had it signed.

My friend who got me started on her was there as well, so we had a cozy mystery day.

If you haven't read the Falco series, start with Silver Pigs. Worth it. If you haven't heard Ms. Davis speak--find out where she's appearing and go! She is entertaining as all get out.

Time for a Levity Break!

2009-05-14T10:43:00.000-07:00

It's been a wild, wacky, frustrating, weird past couple of weeks. Great buzz on my new release. Very weird problems with new release (not *everything* went wrong, but so many things did, and still are).

Plus this week I've turned in 1. proofreading of one book; 2. copyedits of novella; 3. submitted ms.; 4. submitted another ms. Not to mention writing blogs almost every day for my mini blog tour.

Happily I have everything turned in, my blog tour is done, and now I have two things on my immediate plate: more proofreading and starting a new ms. (due July 1).

It is far, far, far past time for a break. I'm going to return next week to reviews and interviews, but for now ... Sheep. (watch to the end; you'll be glad you did)

A writer relaxes by...

2009-05-12T16:38:00.001-07:00

... enjoying great mysteries. I write a lot of romance, but truth to tell, my favorite genre is mystery.

I've been indulging myself with:

1. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency on HBO. The season wrapped up last night--if you don't get HBO, watch for it to come out on DVD. Worth it. They filmed it in Botswana, so the location is beautiful, and they're following the books somewhat faithfully.

2. The Last Detective. Cozy mystery + Peter Davidson. What's not to love?

3. Cracker (the original with Robbie Coltrane). This series is a bit bleak, but they've made Cracker so interesting. And on what other show can you watch Hamish Macbeth kill Dr. Who and be investigated by Hagrid?

4. Midsomer Murders. I rent this from Netflix, so am at the mercy of the DVD releases. Faster, faster!

These shows get me through the toughest times, and I look forward to my mystery indulgence every night.

Congrats Edgar Winners!

2009-04-30T20:42:00.001-07:00

This just in from Mystery Writers of America--the winners of the Edgar awards for best mysteries of the year:

BEST NOVEL
Blue Heaven by C.J. Box (St. Martin’s Minotaur)

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR
The Foreigner by Francie Lin (Picador)

BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
China Lake by Meg Gardiner (New American Library – Obsidian Mysteries)

BEST FACT CRIME
American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century by Howard Blum (Crown Publishers)

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL
Edgar Allan Poe: An Illustrated Companion to His Tell-Tale Stories by Dr. Harry Lee Poe (Metro Books)

BEST SHORT STORY
"Skinhead Central" - The Blue Religion by T. Jefferson Parker (Hachette Book Group – Little, Brown and Company)

BEST JUVENILE
The Postcard by Tony Abbott (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

BEST YOUNG ADULT
Paper Towns by John Green (Penguin Young Readers Group – Dutton Children’s Books)

BEST PLAY
The Ballad of Emmett Till by Ifa Bayeza (Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL)

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
“Prayer of the Bone” – Wire in the Blood, Teleplay by Patrick Harbinson (BBC America)

BEST MOTION PICTURE SCREENPLAY
In Bruges, Screenplay by Martin McDonagh (Focus Features)

ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
"Buckner's Error" - Queens Noir by Joseph Guglielmelli (Akashic Books)

GRAND MASTER
James Lee Burke
Sue Grafton

RAVEN AWARDS
Edgar Allan Poe Society, Baltimore, Maryland
Poe House, Baltimore, Maryland

THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD
The Killer’s Wife by Bill Floyd (St. Martin’s Minotaur)

Congrats all!

Great Reviews for Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie

2009-04-20T10:00:00.000-07:00

The reviews for Madness of Lord Ian are pouring in, and they're all (so far) fantastic. I'm speechless (ok, I've never been speechless in my life--let's say I'm stunned). I never expected this.

Romantic Times BookReviews 4.5 Top Pick! (You have to be a subscriber to read this one until a couple months from now). Here's a quote: "By tackling an unusual theme, à la Laura Kinsale, Ashley touches readers on many levels. Brava!"

All About Romance--Desert Isle Keeper review

The Good, The Bad, The Unread A+ review

Barbara Vey's Publisher's Weekly blog

There are others out there, and I have heard there are more to come.

A friend of mine noted that this book reminded her much of the Captain Lacey mysteries (it does feature a murder mystery and a Scotland Yard detective, who will be a recurring character--but she also means it has the same kind of tone and feeling).

In other words, if you like the Captain Lacey series, I hope you will give this one a try.

German editions

2009-04-15T07:41:00.000-07:00

I sold German rights to the six published Lacey mysteries, and they're just now coming out in Germany. Nice covers! I think the third should be out sometime soon.

The Hanover Square Affair

A Regimental Murder (They wanted to use another place name.)

Host of authors at Poisoned Pen

2009-04-10T12:04:00.000-07:00

Poisoned Pen mystery bookstore has a nice list of authors coming by to sign books in the next couple of months. Even if you don't live near Phx/Scottsdale, the store generally keeps some signed stock that you can order.

The events list is here:

http://www.poisonedpen.com/event-calendar/events.html

I'm excited about the Lindsey Davis one in May--if you haven't heard her speak, she's hilarious. She will have a discussion and sign Alexandria, the newest Falco mystery. If you attend, I'll be in the audience. Laughing, I imagine.

Ashley Gardner

Number One Ladies

2009-04-07T16:20:00.000-07:00

I'm thrilled that HBO is airing the dramatization of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. It's one of my favorite series, and I'm loving watching it come to life. (I'm also thrilled I was too lazy to cancel HBO between True Blood seasons.)

I think they've captured the flavor and the characters well (I always fear disaster when books become series). The character of Grace is played more broadly than I pictured, but I'm enjoying the fun they're having.

If you don't have HBO, keep an eye out for the DVD release. I think the series worth viewing. They filmed the episodes in Botswana, and the visuals are stunning.

Ashley Gardner updates

2008-12-14T15:02:00.000-08:00

It’s been a year since my last post, and I thought it was high time I updated. I hope everyone is pleased to learn that Ashley Gardner is not dead (several people have asked me if I were).

Ashley Gardner is also Jennifer Ashley and Allyson James. See my blogs: http://www.jennifersromances.blogspot.com/ and http://www.allysonjames.blogspot.com/ for a running look at what books I’m working on. I update those twice a month at the very least.

I want to say thank you to the many, many people who have written me to inquire about the Captain Lacey series. I’m thrilled he still has a following. I’m getting more feedback on him now than when the books were in print! I have every intention of continuing the series (I want to write 10 books in all), but follow…

I have not shopped any more books in the series this year for the simple reason that I haven’t had time. In 2008 I wrote four books and two novellas (turned in the last novella on 12/12--last Friday). I’m contracted at Berkley and Dorchester for at least four more books and one novella at this point.

I seriously hope to squeeze in a proposal for a Lacey novel sometime this year. My schedule has evened out a little (with an actual week or two between turning in one book and starting the next). As I say, I’d like to do four more of Lacey's books, for 10 in all.

Please do continue to email me, as I am saving all emails to update readers when I have more news.

What I’m working on that might be of interest to mystery readers: I just signed a contract with Berkley to do a new series set in the American southwest, where I live. It will be a cross between mystery, fantasy, and romance (think Tony Hillerman meets Charlaine Harris or Patricia Briggs). The sleuth is a half-Navajo woman who investigates paranormal crime and draws her magic from the powerful lightning storms that often hit the southwest. The first book is tentatively titled Stormwalker, with a pub date of May 2010.

A novella introducing this setting and some secondary characters will be published in October 2009 in a yet-to-be-named anthology at Berkley (this is the novella I just turned in). I will be writing these books as Allyson James, and I’ll post information on my Allyson James site and blog when the time comes.

If you are a historical lover: This year Jennifer Ashley begins a new historical romance series without any paranormal elements. The setting is Victorian England and Scotland, and the series revolves around four brothers in an aristocratic Scottish family.

Because I haven’t been able to write straight mystery, each of these books will involve a mystery story of some kind. The first book The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, will be out in May 2009 (by Jennifer Ashley). The hero has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism.

More information on the series, as well as other forthcoming books can be found at: http://www.jennifersromances.com/forthcoming.html

The upshot of this post is—I’m not dead and haven’t stopped writing. But I have had to move in other directions for now.

Again, please see my other blogs: http://www.allysonjames.blogspot.com/ and http://www.jennifersromances.blogspot.com/ for more up to date commentary on what I’m writing and what’s being released.

Happy holidays!

Ashley Gardner

Time to Update

2007-12-14T14:00:00.000-08:00

Once again I'd like to thank everyone for continually sending me emails or posts about the Captain Lacey mysteries. It's heartening that so many people like them and want them to continue.

Here's the story: I plan to write more of these, but I will no longer be publishing them through Berkley Prime Crime for various reasons (including my editor leaving the company). I think all but Covent Garden Mystery are out of print right now, unfortunately (although still available used or from libraries).

I am working now on getting the rights to the series back. It's a process that simply involves my agent writing a letter and the publisher writing a letter back, but it can take a while.

I am writing many other things--finishing up contracts that have been keeping my nose to the grindstone for the last year and a half. I hope to write Lacey book 7 before long and find a new publisher for it.

I'd love to know if people would be willing to buy these books from small press if I decided to go that way. They'd likely be hardbacks in a limited print run, and you'd have to order them from the press. That's just a possibility--I have to submit and have them accepted first!

I've also been toying with the idea of writing a novella and giving it away to fans through my website, or possibly for a couple dollars on Amazon, if they're still doing their "shorts."

Mostly I've slowed down on Lacey because of so many other committments. I've been writing four to five books a year and haven't been able to fit in the captain. I'm hoping I can slow down to a dull roar and have Lacey be one of the three-four books I want to write a year.

I wanted to let all readers know that I haven't abandoned the series, or forgotten about Lacey, or blown off my readers, or died (at least not as of this posting).

In the meantime, if you like historical novels, please take a look at my two Tudor offerings, The Queen's Handmaiden by Jennifer Ashley (published Oct. 2007), and A Lady Raised High by Laurien Gardner (originally pubbed March 2006; reprint trade edition due out April 2008). Information on these two books is here:
www.jennifersromances.com/tudorhistoricals.html

I am keeping a running tab of emails I get, even if I can't answer them all. If you want to be put on that list to be informed via newsletter of updates to the Lacey series, please email me through the www.gardnermysteries.com website.

Thanks everyone so much, and keep those emails coming!!

Ashley Gardner
www.gardnermysteries.com

Print Question

2006-10-10T11:45:00.000-07:00

I have received many emails since Covent Garden Mystery's release regarding availability of the other books in the series. I apologize for not answering each email--I have received so many I thought I would answer all at once here.

As of right now, the first three books--Hanover Square Affair, Regimental Murder, and The Glass House--are out of print. I don't know if Berkley plans to reprint or whether I will try to find another publisher for them. It's up in the air right now.

I suggest a couple of things

1. Many libraries purchased the books, so if your library has an Interlibrary Loan service, try that.

2. There is a a yahoo group called Bookstore Junkies where you can post your "wish list" of books you are looking for and incredible people on that list track down books for you. While I'm not an advocate of buying used books when new ones are available, when they're out of print there isn't much choice. The URL is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bookstorejunkies/ You will have to create a Yahoo id and password if you don't already have an account.

I will keep readers informed here and on my site with news of the next book(s) in the series. I'm writing many books right now (my fingers hurt), but I will let you know when Lacey's next adventure is one of them. So many things can happen to our fearless captain!

Release: Covent Garden Mystery

2006-07-04T09:57:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow (July 5) sees the release of Book 6 in the Captain Lacey mysteries, A Covent Garden Mystery.

In this installment, Captain Lacey scours London for missing game girls, a search that turns personal when his own daughter becomes one of the missing.

The official release date is July 5, and should be in all Borders, Waldens, BAMs, B&Ns, and indie bookstores around the country.

If you have any questions about this book or the series, feel free to email me at gardnermysteries@cox.net, or visit my full website at www.gardnermysteries.com for excerpts and other information.

Have a happy and safe Fourth of July!

Award for Sudbury School

2006-05-14T10:28:00.000-07:00

I was pleased to learn that The Sudbury School Murders won the RT Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Historical Mystery for 2005. I am thrilled, and surprised because when I turned that book in, I closed my eyes and hoped for the best. Shows you that writers are not the best judges of our own work.

I'll be heading to the RT convention in Daytona Beach to pick up the award next week. My other blog (www.jennifersromances.blogspot.com) will detail that adventure.

A Covent Garden Mystery is slated to come out in early July. I'll post more details as the date draws closer.

Happy Reading. And for mothers--Happy Mother's Day!

Ashley Gardner

email change

2006-02-16T11:36:00.000-08:00

My email has changed to

gardnermysteries@cox.net

There was a problem with my previous email--I apologize if you never got a reply from me or from someone who wasn't me. Should be good now.

Have the cover for Covent Garden now, and will post it soon.

Award nomination

2006-01-04T10:20:00.000-08:00

I recently found out that Sudbury School Murders was nominated for an RT Reviewer's Choice award for best historical mystery of 2005. I'm thrilled! This series is so dear to my heart. A Body in Berkeley Square is out on shelves now, and I just sent the copy-edits back for the next book which will be out in July.

Thanks to readers for all your support!

Book release and signings

2005-11-28T13:32:00.000-08:00

The next book in the Lacey mystery series, A Body in Berkeley Square, will be out Dec. 6. I'll be signing copies at Poisoned Pen mystery bookstore on Dec. 10.

Book 6 of the series has been turned in and accepted, and will be out in June of 2006.

excerpt posted

2005-10-23T19:28:00.000-07:00

I updated my moved website and put up an excerpt of A Body in Berkeley Square. Go to www.gardnermysteries.com and click "Read the Excerpt" near the book cover, or click "Excerpts" on the menu at the bottom of the page.

Enjoy!

Web site fix

2005-10-21T07:45:00.000-07:00

Finally, my Web site is back up and running. I will be making some updates to reflect the two new books in the series coming up, and post some more excerpts and reviews.

Meanwhile, I have written a historical novel about Anne Boleyn as part of a series for Berkley, under the name Laurien Gardner. The beautiful cover for that book is on my romance blog (www.jennifersromances.blogspot.com)

Ashley Gardner
www.gardnermysteries.com

Class on Crime in Regency England

2005-10-17T10:20:00.000-07:00

I will be teaching a class on Crime and Crime Detection in Regency England through the Regency Academe, sponsored by the Beau Monde Chapter of RWA. This is an online class--I believe you have to be a member of Beau Monde to take it.

The class will start Nov. 10, and will cover the various police agencies (Bow Street Runners, Thames River Police), and the process by which a suspect was arrested, bound over, tried, and convicted. I'll also cover the role of the Runner or other detective in finding evidence and prosecuting, and what the suspect's rights were. I'll discuss all kinds of interesting stuff pertaining to crime and trials in Regency England.

I am still in the process of transferring my Web site. It will be inactive for a while, but all the information on my books is here on this blog. Feel free to email me at ashleygardner@cox.net with any questions.

Ashley Gardner

disaster relief

2005-09-01T10:18:00.000-07:00

A lot of readers and authors want to help out the hurricane victims of New Orleans and the Mississippi/Alabama coast. Below is a link with several options for giving. There are other efforts going on: RWA chapters are raising money to send to RWA chapters in beleaguered areas (in the New Orleans chapter, 2/3 of its members have lost their homes). All About Romance is going to start a book auction, to which I will be donating some of my books--I'll post the link to it whenever they get started.

The link below will take you to places such the Red Cross, Mercy Corps, and others.
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/animal_environ/hurricanes/?source=YAHOO&cmpgn=NEWS

My heart goes out to all who have lost loved ones, homes, and a sense of peace. You are in my prayers.

Ashley Gardner

site changes

2005-08-31T07:04:00.000-07:00

My www.gardnermysteries.com site will be moving to a new host (same name) gradually, so it will not be updated for a while. I'll be posting any updates, excerpts, announcements, new book news, etc. here so that the file transfer to the new site will be easier.

One reason I like the Regency period is--no Internet! Of course, they had their share of quirks. In the Regency, books were purchased unbound; a gentleman would send his books to a bookbinder to be bound in hardback. If the books were in volumes (e.g., Richardson's Clarissa, published in the mid-1700s, was published in volumes, not the huge tome we buy from Penguin), then the gentleman could collect all the volumes and bind them together. So a wealthy man could have a library of beautifully bound books. A poor man who liked to read would have to try to keep his paper copies nice.

The cover of A Body in Berkeley Square is posted below. I think Berkley did a nice job.

Ashley Gardner

apologies

2005-08-29T15:04:00.000-07:00

I set up this blog, then went and lost the password (BG). See my Jennifer Ashely blog (www.jennifersromances.blogspot.com) to also see what I'm up to.

A Covent Garden Mystery went to my editor last month, and I am awaiting her feedback (she's on vacation at the moment, lucky woman).

A Body in Berkley Square is proofread and back at the publisher and probably is heading to the printers. That will be out in December.

Please feel free to email me (ashleygardner@cox.net) or post here if you have any questions about the series, the characters, the Regency, or what have you.

Take care,

Ashley Gardner
www.gardnermysteries.com

London bombings July 7 2005

2005-07-07T15:11:00.000-07:00

I want to express my heartfelt sympathy to the people of London for their tragedy today. I love London, I write about London, at times I feel like I am there even thousands of miles away. I pray for the lost and their families and the survivors as well. Londoners are among the best and bravest people in the world. Please accept this American's sympathies on this day.

Ashley Gardner

divorce in the Regency

2005-06-29T16:35:00.000-07:00

I'm going to try to keep a writer's journal here to outline the process of writing this book. Difficult when I'm writing 20 pages a day to finish the rough draft.

The story revolves around the main character, Captain Lacey, trying to divorce his estranged wife. Before 1857 when divorce was more or less reformed in England, only the man could divorce, although the woman could get a separation for abandonment or cruelty (but it had to be blatant cruelty/abuse).

It is popular in historical novels and historical movies to throw around annulment like it was very easy to dissolve an undesirable marriage. Annulment, however, could only be granted in certain cases: insanity (had to be proved), impotence for three years by the man (had to be proved), the husband and wife being too closely related (ok for first cousins but not for brother-in-law/sister-in-law to marry), or one of the party being married beforehand.

You could not get an annulment simply because the marriage wasn't consummated. You could not get it because you changed your mind. Marriage was pretty much sealed in cement. Actually, a betrothal was a contract, and even breaking a betrothal could result in a lawsuit from the other party, for breach of contract.

Note too that a man was considered to be related to his brother's wife. They were brother and sister "in law" and therefore, a man could not marry his brother's widow, without special dispensation. (Henry VIII had to get special dispensation to marry Catherine of Aragon, because she had been married to his brother, Arthur. When Henry wanted to divorce Catherine, he argued that his marriage to her was illegal, because she'd been married to his brother, and that the dispensation should not have been granted. He liked to play both sides of the fence, didn't he?)

I could go on here, because marriage/divorce in the Regency is complicated. Many of the older medieval laws existed; reforms did not happen until the 1830s and later in the Victorian age.

Will talk later about what legal separation meant and the many steps a man had to go through to be granted a divorce. No one married lightly!

Ashley Gardner
www.gardnermysteries.com

Welcome

2005-06-24T09:10:00.000-07:00

To the blog of Ashley Gardner, writer of the Captain Lacey Regency Mystery series.

Book 4 The Sudbury School Murders is currently in the stores. See my sidebar for information on the first three books in the series, as well as future titles.

I'll chat here about the series, the Regency, Captain Lacey, my research, writing the books, and other things.

Please stay tuned while I get the site up to speed. I am working on building a new one, which should be done shortly, but you can visit the old at www.gardnermysteries.com

Please enjoy as Captain Lacey solves crimes committed in the glittering ballrooms and dark back streets of Regency London.