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Wendy Percival

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.wendypercival.co.uk

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Genre

Mystery, Crime, Suspense

Influences

Robert Goddard, Elizabeth George, Susan Howatch

Member Since

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Wendy Percival comes from the UK and lives in South West England.

The time honoured 'box of old documents in the attic' stirred her interest in Family History and it was while researching her Shropshire roots she got the idea for the first Esme Quentin mystery, BLOOD-TIED.

She continues to be intrigued by genealogy, its mysteries and 'skeletons in cupboards' and writes on the subject in her family history blog http://familyhistorysecrets.blogspot.com

In between times she shares her thoughts on surprising family history discoveries, on books and on writing in her "Bite-size Blog" https://www.wendypercival.co.uk/blog ...more

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Average rating: 4.27 · 1,275 ratings · 158 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Blood-Tied 3.98 avg rating — 337 ratings — published 2008 — 13 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 Malice of Angels (Esme Quentin Mystery #3) 4.45 avg rating — 214 ratings — 9 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 Indelible Stain (Esme Quentin Mystery #2) 4.27 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2014 — 9 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 Fear of Ravens (Esme Quentin Mystery Book 4) 4.43 avg rating — 201 ratings — 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
	The Scourge of the Skua (Esme Quentin Mystery Book 5) 4.46 avg rating — 152 ratings — 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
	Death of a Cuckoo: An Esme Quentin Short Read 4.30 avg rating — 102 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
	Legacy of Guilt 4.24 avg rating — 33 ratings	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 ESME QUENTIN MYSTERIES Books 1-3 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings	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
	Blood-tied by Wendy Percival (Goodreads Author), Bronwen Price (narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Today's the day!

Yes, it’s finally here. The fifth Esme Quentin Mystery, The Scourge of the Skua, is published today!

The story begins with the discovery of a murder in a client’s family history, plunging Esme Quentin back to a time when lawlessness ruled the high seas and piracy was rife…

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Inspiration

As you know, the Esme books are often inspired by my own family hist

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