Barbara Cleverly is a British author born in

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and a former teacher. She graduated from

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan ...

and now works in

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. She is known for her ''Detective Joe Sandilands Mystery'' series, of which she has written thirteen books, and her ''Laetitia Talbot Mystery'' series. Shortlisted in 1999, Cleverly received the Crime Writers Association

Ellis Peters Historical Dagger The CWA Historical Dagger (currently called the CWA Endeavor Historical Dagger) is an annual award given by the British Crime Writers' Association to the author of the best historical crime novel of the year. Established in 1999, it is presented to ...

award in 2004. ''The Last Kashmiri Rose'' was a ''New York Times Notable Book''. She lives in Cambridge, England.The Blood Royal by Barbara Cleverly
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''Detective Joe Sandilands Mystery'' series

This series centers on

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and

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hero Joe Sandilands and is primarily set in

colonial India Colonial India was the part of the Indian subcontinent that was occupied by European colonial powers during the Age of Discovery. European power was exerted both by conquest and trade, especially in spices. The search for the wealth and prosper ...

and

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of the 1920s and 1930s. * ''The Last Kashmiri Rose'' (2001) * ''Ragtime In Simla'' (2002) * ''The Damascened Blade'' (2003) * ''The Palace Tiger'' (2004) * ''The Bee's Kiss'' (2005) * ''Tug of War'' (2006) * ''Folly Du Jour'' (2007) * ''Strange Images of Death'' (2010) * ''The Blood Royal'' (2011) * ''Not My Blood'' (2012) * ''A Spider in the Cup'' (2013) * ''Enter Pale Death'' (December 2014) * ''Diana's Altar'' (May 2016)

''Laetitia Talbot Mystery'' series

Also set in the 1920s, this series centers on Laetitia Talbot, an

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-turned-detective. * ''The Tomb of Zeus'' (2007) * ''Bright Hair About the Bone'' (2008) * ''A Darker God'' (2010)

Other novels

* ''An Old Magic'' (2003) * ''Fall of Angels'' (May 2018) (An Inspector Redfyre Mystery #1) * ''Invitation to Die'' (August 2019) (An Inspector Redfyre Mystery #2)

Short story collections

* ''Ellie Hardwick Mysteries'' (2012), . Ellie Hardwick is a young architect dealing with ancient buildings in East Anglia, England. In her work, she finds an occasional corpse, ghost, or wrong-doer. ** ''Love–lies Bleeding'' ** ''Here Lies'' ** ''A threatened species'' ** ''A black tie affair'' ** ''Die like a maharajah'' * ''The Cambridge Mysteries'' (2013), . Four short murder mysteries, three featuring Detective Sergeant Christina Kenton, set in Cambridgeshire, England. ** ''No Picnic For Teddy Bears'' ** ''In A Dark Issue'' ** ''The place: All Hallows church. The time: Halloween night'' ** ''And in Sweet Alison''

Reviews

''Publishers Weekly''''Denver Post''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cleverly, Barbara English writers Living people Alumni of Durham University Writers of historical mysteries English women novelists English mystery writers Women mystery writers Women historical novelists 1940 births