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Karen Charlton

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Born

in Sheffield, The United Kingdom

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http://www.karencharlton.com

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Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Crime

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Karen Charlton is an international best-selling author of historical crime fiction.

Her Detective Lavender Mysteries are based on the fictional adventures of Stephen Lavender, a real-life detective with the Bow Street Police Office in London.

Her brand new series, The York Ladies' Detective Agency Mysteries, feature a couple of enterprising young women, Jemma and Bobbie, who launch a private inquiry agency in York during WW2.

Her standalone, debut novel Catching the Eagle is the true story of her notorious ancestor, Jamie Charlton, who was convicted of Northumberland's biggest robbery.

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Average rating: 4.26 · 45,223 ratings · 2,590 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Heiress of Linn Hagh (Detective Lavender Mysteries, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 12,239 ratings — published 2012 — 20 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 Sans Pareil Mystery (Detective Lavender Mysteries #2) 4.22 avg rating — 7,056 ratings — published 2015	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 Sculthorpe Murder (Detective Lavender Mysteries #3) 4.37 avg rating — 5,798 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
	Plague Pits & River Bones (Detective Lavender Mysteries #4) 4.41 avg rating — 4,465 ratings — published 2018	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
	Murder in Park Lane (Detective Lavender Mysteries #5) 4.45 avg rating — 3,799 ratings — published 2019	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 Willow Marsh Murder (Detective Lavender Mysteries #6) 4.51 avg rating — 2,479 ratings — 7 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 Piccadilly Pickpocket 4.21 avg rating — 1,676 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Mystery of the Skelton Diamonds 4.03 avg rating — 1,568 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Resurrection Mystery (Detective Lavender Mysteries #7) 4.62 avg rating — 1,280 ratings — 6 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 at the Frost Fair: A Detective Lavender Short Story (Detective Lavender Mysteries, #6.5) 4.37 avg rating — 1,093 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

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I am delighted to announce that the audiobook of The Poisoned Quill is now published. It's available across all territories on Amazon.
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Series by Karen Charlton

Detective Lavender Mysteries (8 books)
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4.26 avg rating — 42,632 ratings

York Ladies' Detective Agency Mysteries (2 books)
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4.45 avg rating — 1,164 ratings

Regency Reivers (2 books)
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4.01 avg rating — 999 ratings

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“How many Hail Marys would you have to say in penance before you received absolution for killing a bishop?’ She slapped him on his arm lightly with her gloved hand. ‘Naughty boy.’ The corners of her mouth twitched with amusement.”
― Karen Charlton, The Sculthorpe Murder

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― Karen Charlton, The Sculthorpe Murder

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“Woods paused for a moment and wondered why cheerful young children like this lad and his Eddie turned into such surly brutes when they got older.”
― Karen Charlton, Plague Pits & River Bones

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