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Kim Bannerman's stories have appeared in anthologies like ‘She’s Shameless’ (Tightrope Books), ‘Teen Angst Poetry’ (St. Martin’s Press), ‘Wolf-Girls’ (Hic Dragones Press), and ‘When Birds Are Near’ (Cornell University Press). She received a Canada Council Grant to complete her novel ‘Bucket of Blood’ in 2008, and her novels include the Circus Salmagundi Mysteries series, beginning with ’Truly the Devil’s Work’, and the modern fairy tale, ‘The Tattooed Wolf’. She can be found online at www.kbannerman.com. ...more

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Where Fact meets Fiction

Occasionally, I’ll reference a real person in my historical fiction novels, but I try to do this obliquely, never directly. A fictional character might mention a shop owned by a historical person, or a celebrity of the era, or a singer they admire, but for the most part, I’ve shied away from speaking in the voices of the past. I love recreating places, landscapes, and disasters, but re-imagining a

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	Bucket of Blood 4.04 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aeterna 3.89 avg rating — 36 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tattooed Wolf 4.54 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Truly the Devil's Work (The Circus Salmagundi Mysteries #1) 4.15 avg rating — 26 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bucket of Blood (The Lizzie Saunders Mysteries Book 1) 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fire Song really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knife and Bone (The Circus Salmagundi Mysteries Book 4) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vengeful Dead (The Circus Salmagundi Mysteries Book 2) 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agony of Saint Alice 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sea Will Have (The Circus Salmagundi Mysteries Book 3) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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