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The Release of a Masque of a Murderer! What's behind it all anyway?

4/13/2015

I'm so happy and honored to say that my third historical novel, The Masque of a Murderer, officially launches today, April 14!

And while I may not be quite as giddy when my first novel, A Murder at Rosamund's Gate (2013) launched two years ago--because nothing can ever compare to the release of a first novel--I'm still as loopy as I was last year, when From the Charred Remains (2014) entered the world.

Recently, in preparation for the launch, I've been answering a lot of fun and interesting questions about The Masque of a Murderer (the historical background, the story and characters, and my writing process etc). So, I thought I'd do a quick round-up here!

I welcome you to:

Learn more about what inspired my historical mysteries in general, and The Masque of a Murderer more specifically

Discover the difference between a 17th century Masque and a Mask (and why I titled my book as I did)
Read an interview with Lucy Campion, printer's apprentice
Explore the world of the penny press and murder ballads and last dying speeches
Discover why women might wear the dreaded scold's bridle and how that device features in my book
Learn more about 17th century Quakers--and the tensions that surrounded them
Follow Lucy Campion through A Day in the Life (giving testimony at a trial, no less) (post coming soon!)
Discover the most difficult scenes for me to write (hint: it has something to do with Lucy's two love interests)
Find out if The Masque of a Murderer passed The Page 69 Test
Learn something about my writing process
Tell me if what I know about publishing makes any sense, and what was different this time around
Share in my excitement over this MADE IT MOMENT!

Thanks so much for sharing this journey with me!!! And I appreciate all the bloggers and reviewers who hosted me, including those through Amy Bruno's Historical Fiction Virtual Blog Tours!

And I'm always so grateful to the wonderful people at Minotaur, especially Kelley Ragland and Elizabeth Lacks, and my agent David Hale Smith, and of course my wonderful alpha reader, Matt Kelley!!

(and now, I turn my attention back to A DEATH ALONG THE RIVER FLEET, due out April 2016!!!!)

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My blog tour begins! Giveaways, interviews, guest posts, all kinds of fun stuff!

3/16/2015

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In preparation for the April 14 launch of The Masque of a Murderer (the third in my Lucy Campion historical mysteries) my blog tour has kicked off!

Hosted by the Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours, there will be a few giveaways, interviews and some guest posts about 17th century stuff.

And if you haven't read From the Charred Remains yet, the paperback edition has now been released (March 15)! This book was a finalist for the Bruce Alexander Historical Mystery Award from Left Coast Crime.

(But don't worry...It is NOT necessary to read the books in order!)

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The Release of a Masque of a Murderer! What's behind it all anyway?

My blog tour begins! Giveaways, interviews, guest posts, all kinds of fun stuff!

Susanna Calkins

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