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Susan McDuffie

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Historical Mystery, Historical Fiction, Regency Short Story

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Susan McDuffie has been a devotee of historical fiction since her childhood, when she believed she had mistakenly been born in the wrong century. Her discovery that Clorox was not marketed prior to the 1920s reconciled her to modern life. Susan writes historical mysteries set in medieval Scotland, and has also published Regency short stories. The Muirteach MacPhee Mysteries include A MASS FOR THE DEAD (Five Star 2006) and THE FAERIE HILLS (Five Star April 2011). Additional information about Susan’s work can be found on her website www.SusanMcDuffie.net ...more

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The Scottish Medieval Lordship of the Isles: an Introduction

The Kingdom and Lordship of the Isles lasted roughly four hundred years, yet this intriguing period of medieval Scottish Highland history is frequently glossed over in general histories of Scotland, given at most a page or two. Emerging out of the Gaelic kingdom of Dalriada and the later Norse occupation of many areas in Western Scotland, the Lordship of the Isles stands in stark contrast to the m Read more of this blog post »
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Published on June 08, 2015 13:19 • Tags: lordship-of-the-isles, medieval, medieval-mysteries, medieval-scotland, muirteach-macphee
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message 2: by Susan
Apr 19, 2011 02:51PM

Susan McDuffie Beth wrote: "Hi Susan,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author on Goodreads!"

Hi Beth--Looking forward to sharing books and thoughts. Thanks for recommending the Goodreads site! Susan McDuffie


message 1: by Beth
Apr 17, 2011 05:05PM

Beth Hi Susan,
Thanks for befriending this fellow mystery author on Goodreads!


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