Kathy Lynn Emerson
@kathylynnemerson.bsky.social
Writer, sometimes as Kathy but also as Kaitlyn Dunnett or Kate Emerson. Childless cat lady born in rural New York State. Now lives in Maine. My website is http://www.KathyLynnEmerson.com.
THE WRITER'S GUIDE TO EVERYDAY LIFE IN RENAISSANCE ENGLAND (1996) is reference book I wrote for the Writers Digest Books Everyday Life series. It is available in new POD and e-book editions and is "full of fascinating period information." Booklist
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
THE WRITER'S GUIDE TO EVERYDAY LIFE IN RENAISSANCE ENGLAND (1996) is reference book I wrote for the Writers Digest Books Everyday Life series. It is available in new POD and e-book editions and is "full of fascinating period information." Booklist
In FACE DOWN ACROSS THE WESTERN SEA (#7) available in paperback, e-book, and as part of THE FACE DOWN COLLECTION TWO, Elizabeth I orders a group of scholars to find proof England has a claim to the New World. Set in Cornwall,where Lady Appleton also has to solve a murder.
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In FACE DOWN ACROSS THE WESTERN SEA (#7) available in paperback, e-book, and as part of THE FACE DOWN COLLECTION TWO, Elizabeth I orders a group of scholars to find proof England has a claim to the New World. Set in Cornwall,where Lady Appleton also has to solve a murder.
Newlywed Liss wants to turn an abandoned house into a haunted mansion as a fundraiser. Minor mishaps and objects that mysteriously vanish and reappear seem harmless at first, but not after a prop skeleton is replaced by a dead body. PW: "cozy fans are in for a Halloween treat." Set in Maine.
October 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Newlywed Liss wants to turn an abandoned house into a haunted mansion as a fundraiser. Minor mishaps and objects that mysteriously vanish and reappear seem harmless at first, but not after a prop skeleton is replaced by a dead body. PW: "cozy fans are in for a Halloween treat." Set in Maine.
SOMEDAY, a young adult romantic suspense novel available as an e-book and trade paperback format. It's 1992 and sixteen-year-old Kristy is at a turning point in her life. When the boy she has a crush on brushes her off she embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
October 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
SOMEDAY, a young adult romantic suspense novel available as an e-book and trade paperback format. It's 1992 and sixteen-year-old Kristy is at a turning point in her life. When the boy she has a crush on brushes her off she embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
Today's #BacklistTuesday book is AT THE KING'S PLEASURE, based on the story of Lady Anne Stafford, sister of the Duke of Buckingham and wife of Lord Hastings. Originally published in trade paperback, it is also available as an e-book and in an audiobook edition.
October 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Today's #BacklistTuesday book is AT THE KING'S PLEASURE, based on the story of Lady Anne Stafford, sister of the Duke of Buckingham and wife of Lord Hastings. Originally published in trade paperback, it is also available as an e-book and in an audiobook edition.
In #6 in the mystery series, FACE DOWN BEFORE REBEL HOOVES, England needs Lady Appleton's help to stop the Northern Rebellion of 1569. Trade paperback and e-book editions have been newly edited by the author. This novel can also be found in the e-book omnibus, THE FACE DOWN COLLECTION TWO.
October 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In #6 in the mystery series, FACE DOWN BEFORE REBEL HOOVES, England needs Lady Appleton's help to stop the Northern Rebellion of 1569. Trade paperback and e-book editions have been newly edited by the author. This novel can also be found in the e-book omnibus, THE FACE DOWN COLLECTION TWO.
“Deadly Edits” #3 w/a Kaitlyn Dunnett. A body is found during the demolition of one of the Catskills’ last great resort hotels, located on the outskirts of Lenape Hollow, hometown of Mikki Lincoln, retired teacher turned book doctor. Mikki quarreled with the victim only hours before . . . not good.
September 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
“Deadly Edits” #3 w/a Kaitlyn Dunnett. A body is found during the demolition of one of the Catskills’ last great resort hotels, located on the outskirts of Lenape Hollow, hometown of Mikki Lincoln, retired teacher turned book doctor. Mikki quarreled with the victim only hours before . . . not good.
For #ThrowbackThursday, it seems like a good time for a puppy picture. This is Notacat, c. 1976.
September 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
For #ThrowbackThursday, it seems like a good time for a puppy picture. This is Notacat, c. 1976.
Moosetookalook, Maine has been hit with a crime wave—arson, missing persons, vandalism, and finally murder! The timing could not be worse. The Highland Games are coming to town and since Liss MacCrimmon owns Moosetookalook Scottish Emporium, both her business and her reputation are on the line.
September 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Moosetookalook, Maine has been hit with a crime wave—arson, missing persons, vandalism, and finally murder! The timing could not be worse. The Highland Games are coming to town and since Liss MacCrimmon owns Moosetookalook Scottish Emporium, both her business and her reputation are on the line.
For #BacklistTuesday, here is the reissue of my 1991 children's book, THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING BAGPIPES. It's set in Maine in the 1980s, so today's readers will have to think of it as "historical." Available in e-book and trade paperback formats.
September 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
For #BacklistTuesday, here is the reissue of my 1991 children's book, THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING BAGPIPES. It's set in Maine in the 1980s, so today's readers will have to think of it as "historical." Available in e-book and trade paperback formats.
FACE DOWN UNDER THE WYCH ELM (#5 in the series). Lady Appleton feels an obligation to help an old acquaintance accused of witchcraft, but doing so risks facing the same charge herself. In newly edited POD and e-book editions and included in THE FACE DOWN COLLECTION THREE. Starred review in Kirkus.
September 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
FACE DOWN UNDER THE WYCH ELM (#5 in the series). Lady Appleton feels an obligation to help an old acquaintance accused of witchcraft, but doing so risks facing the same charge herself. In newly edited POD and e-book editions and included in THE FACE DOWN COLLECTION THREE. Starred review in Kirkus.
For #ThrowbackThursday, here's the manual typewriter on which I wrote (with carbon paper for a copy) my earliest published books (1984 and 1985) and quite a few very bad, unpublished tomes between 1976 and 1985.
September 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
For #ThrowbackThursday, here's the manual typewriter on which I wrote (with carbon paper for a copy) my earliest published books (1984 and 1985) and quite a few very bad, unpublished tomes between 1976 and 1985.
KILT DEAD is the first book in the Liss MacCrimmon mystery series set in Moosetookalook, Maine. Recovering from a career-ending knee injury, Scottish dancer Liss is minding the store for her aunt when a nosy neighbor is murdered in the back room of Moosetookalook Scottish Emporium .
September 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
KILT DEAD is the first book in the Liss MacCrimmon mystery series set in Moosetookalook, Maine. Recovering from a career-ending knee injury, Scottish dancer Liss is minding the store for her aunt when a nosy neighbor is murdered in the back room of Moosetookalook Scottish Emporium .
THE MYSTERY OF HILLIARD'S CASTLE was my first published novel (for ages 8-12). Kerry Odell is not enthusiastic about moving to rural Maine and their house there has all the makings of a haunted 'castle,' including odd noises in the night. Set in 1982. Available in e-book and paperback.
August 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THE MYSTERY OF HILLIARD'S CASTLE was my first published novel (for ages 8-12). Kerry Odell is not enthusiastic about moving to rural Maine and their house there has all the makings of a haunted 'castle,' including odd noises in the night. Set in 1982. Available in e-book and paperback.
FACE DOWN BENEATH THE ELEANOR CROSS, #4 in my Face Down series, features Susanna, Lady Appleton, sixteenth-century gentlewoman and herbalist, as the sleuth. To find her husband's killer and free herself from suspicion, she has to track down all his ex-mistresses. Set in 1565.
August 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
FACE DOWN BENEATH THE ELEANOR CROSS, #4 in my Face Down series, features Susanna, Lady Appleton, sixteenth-century gentlewoman and herbalist, as the sleuth. To find her husband's killer and free herself from suspicion, she has to track down all his ex-mistresses. Set in 1565.
SCOTCHED, Liss MacCrimmon Mystery #5, takes place at Moosetookalook, Maine's first annual Maine-ly Cozy Con. I had a wonderful time writing this book and a few real Maine writers have walk-on roles. I appear as the author whose name Liss can never remember.
August 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
SCOTCHED, Liss MacCrimmon Mystery #5, takes place at Moosetookalook, Maine's first annual Maine-ly Cozy Con. I had a wonderful time writing this book and a few real Maine writers have walk-on roles. I appear as the author whose name Liss can never remember.
Happy International Cat Day!
August 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Happy International Cat Day!
THE KING'S DAMSEL is a novel I wrote as Kate Emerson. Set at the court of Henry VIII, the inspiration was a letter in which the Spanish ambassador reported that the king's interest in an unnamed "damsel" had provoked a quarrel with Anne Boleyn. Still available in e-book and audio formats.
August 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
THE KING'S DAMSEL is a novel I wrote as Kate Emerson. Set at the court of Henry VIII, the inspiration was a letter in which the Spanish ambassador reported that the king's interest in an unnamed "damsel" had provoked a quarrel with Anne Boleyn. Still available in e-book and audio formats.
SCONE COLD DEAD (Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries #2) When Strathspey, the Scottish dance troupe Liss once belonged to, performs near Moosetookalook, Maine, their manager is murdered. The prime suspects stay in Liss's house and with her friends while police investigate . . . and one of them is the killer.
July 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
SCONE COLD DEAD (Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries #2) When Strathspey, the Scottish dance troupe Liss once belonged to, performs near Moosetookalook, Maine, their manager is murdered. The prime suspects stay in Liss's house and with her friends while police investigate . . . and one of them is the killer.
All Kathy Lynn Emerson's reissued titles are on sale all month at Smashwords. To see the list, click here: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
July 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
All Kathy Lynn Emerson's reissued titles are on sale all month at Smashwords. To see the list, click here: www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
In X MARKS THE SCOT, #11 in the Liss MacCrimmon mysteries, Liss buys a copy of a famous painting of a bagpiper at an auction and discovers a map hidden in the backing. Her search for the spot marked by the X takes her to the Maritimes and back to Maine . . . and right into another murder.
July 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
In X MARKS THE SCOT, #11 in the Liss MacCrimmon mysteries, Liss buys a copy of a famous painting of a bagpiper at an auction and discovers a map hidden in the backing. Her search for the spot marked by the X takes her to the Maritimes and back to Maine . . . and right into another murder.
FACE DOWN UPON AN HERBAL is #2 in my series with an Elizabethan gentlewoman as sleuth. When a Scots lord is found dead atop a copy of the "cautionary herbal" she wrote two years earlier, she investigates. Available in trade paperback and in e-book as part of THE FACE DOWN COLLECTION ONE.
June 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
FACE DOWN UPON AN HERBAL is #2 in my series with an Elizabethan gentlewoman as sleuth. When a Scots lord is found dead atop a copy of the "cautionary herbal" she wrote two years earlier, she investigates. Available in trade paperback and in e-book as part of THE FACE DOWN COLLECTION ONE.
FACE DOWN IN THE MARROW-BONE PIE is the 1st book in my Face Down series. Susanna, Lady Appleton, an expert on poisonous herbs, steps in when the steward on her husband's estate is found face down in his marrow-bone pie. Available in trade paperback and in THE FACE DOWN COLLECTION ONE e-book.
May 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
FACE DOWN IN THE MARROW-BONE PIE is the 1st book in my Face Down series. Susanna, Lady Appleton, an expert on poisonous herbs, steps in when the steward on her husband's estate is found face down in his marrow-bone pie. Available in trade paperback and in THE FACE DOWN COLLECTION ONE e-book.
From my first teaching job, first grade at Pettingill School in Lewiston, Maine in 1969 as a "full-time substitute" until I left in 1970 to join my husband in Jacksonville (after he finished boot camp). Teaching kids that young was not a good fit for me, but hopefully I did no harm.
May 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
From my first teaching job, first grade at Pettingill School in Lewiston, Maine in 1969 as a "full-time substitute" until I left in 1970 to join my husband in Jacksonville (after he finished boot camp). Teaching kids that young was not a good fit for me, but hopefully I did no harm.
For #BacklistTuesday, NELLIE BLY, A BIOGRAPHY, is another of my books for young readers age 8-12. Originally published in 1989, one chapter was included in the Open Court Reading Program, Level 6. This slightly revised reprint edition is available as both an e-book and a 64-page trade paperback.
May 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
For #BacklistTuesday, NELLIE BLY, A BIOGRAPHY, is another of my books for young readers age 8-12. Originally published in 1989, one chapter was included in the Open Court Reading Program, Level 6. This slightly revised reprint edition is available as both an e-book and a 64-page trade paperback.