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Lillian Stewart Carl

Goodreads Author

Born

The United States

Website

http://www.lillianstewartcarl.com/

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction

Influences

J.R.R.Tolkien, Barbara Michaels/Elizabeth Peters, Daphne DuMaurier, Ma ...more

Member Since

March 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/lillianstewartcarl

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Author bio:

Lillian Stewart Carl's work often features paranormal/fantasy themes and always features plots based on mythology, history, and archaeology. Most of her novels take place squarely in the twenty-first century, where the past lingers on into the present, especially in the British Isles, Lillian's home away from home.

She is the author of nineteen novels so far, including the Jean Fairbairn/Alasdair Cameron mystery series---America's exile and Scotland's finest on the trail of all-too-living legends.

Her newest novel is Fairbairn/Cameron number six, THE MORTSAFE.

Of her mystery, fantasy, and sf short stories, twelve are available in a collection titled ALONG THE RIM OF TIME, and thirteen, including three from "Best Of the Year" anthol ...more

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Writing historical mystery short stories: How to keep the characters under control

One of the basic skills of short-story writing is focusing tightly on one situation, one setting, and one group of characters, keeping the story immediate rather than sounding like the synopsis of a novel. It goes without saying that a mystery short story, historical or otherwise, will not have nearly as many red herrings or as intricate an investigative process as a mystery novel will have.

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Published on March 26, 2013 08:57 • Tags: historical, mysteries, short-stories, writing

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Lillian Stewart Carl’s books

Average rating: 3.79 · 4,559 ratings · 449 reviews · 64 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Vorkosigan Companion by Lillian Stewart Carl (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author), John Helfers (Editor) 3.93 avg rating — 1,360 ratings — published 2008 — 10 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 Secret Portrait (A Jean Fairbairn/Alasdair Cameron Mystery #1) 3.73 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 2005 — 11 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 Murder Hole (A Jean Fairbairn/Alasdair Cameron Mystery #2) 3.74 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 2006 — 8 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 Burning Glass (A Jean Fairbairn/Alasdair Cameron Mystery #3) 3.87 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2007 — 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 Blue Hackle (A Jean Fairbairn/Alasdair Cameron Mystery #5) 3.89 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Ashes to Ashes (Ashes to Ashes #1) 4.02 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 1990 — 10 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 Charm Stone (A Jean Fairbairn/Alasdair Cameron Mystery #4) 3.88 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2009 — 8 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
	Dust to Dust (Ashes to Ashes #2) 4.05 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1991 — 10 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 Avalon Chanter 3.87 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Shadows in Scarlet 3.56 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2001 — 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

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Series by Lillian Stewart Carl

A Jean Fairbairn/Alasdair Cameron Mystery (7 books)
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Ashes to Ashes (3 books)
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4.03 avg rating — 289 ratings

Sabazel (4 books)
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3.44 avg rating — 39 ratings

Quotes by Lillian Stewart Carl (?)

“St. Bernard said, ‘Every word one writes smites the Devil.”
― Lillian Stewart Carl, Lucifer's Crown

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“How a cat the size of a loaf of bread could make itself weigh the equivalent of, well, a sack of cement, was yet another mystery of physics.”
― Lillian Stewart Carl, The Mortsafe

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