Tasha Alexander (born Anastasia Gutting on December 1, 1969) is an American author who writes New York Times bestselling[1] historical mystery fiction.
Tasha Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anastasia Gutting December 1, 1969 South Bend, Indiana |
| Pen name | Tasha Alexander |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
| Period | 2005-Present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Alexander Tyska |
| Parents | Gary Gutting (father) |
| Website | |
| www | |
Biography
editAlexander was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana to Anastasia (Friel) and Gary Gutting, University of Notre Dame philosophy professors.[2]
In 2002, while living in New Haven, Connecticut, she started work on her first novel, after being inspired by a passage in Dorothy L. Sayers's Gaudy Night.[3] Carolyn Marino at William Morrow acquired the book, And Only to Deceive, which was published in 2005 as the first installment of the Lady Emily series. Following a move to Franklin, Tennessee, where Alexander wrote her second novel in a local Starbucks, she eventually relocated to Chicago, where she married British crime novelist Andrew Grant (brother of bestselling author Lee Child) in 2010.[4]
In 2007, according to Library Journal, Minotaur Books "lured her away" from William Morrow.[5] She is now edited by Charles Spicer and is the imprint's top writer of historical mysteries. Alexander's work has been translated into more than a dozen languages and has been nominated for the Bruce Alexander Award and the RT Reviewers Choice Award.[6] She has a reputation for being extremely careful about accuracy in her novels[7][8] and is meticulous about research.[9]
The Lady Emily series
editThe Lady Emily series, set in a time between the 1890s and 1900s and spanning across cities throughout Europe, follow the adventures of Lady Emily and her husband Colin Hargreaves.
- Novels and short stories
| The Lady Emily series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Year | Novel | ISBN (William Morrow) |
| 01. | 2005 | And Only to Deceive | ISBN 978-0-060-75671-0 |
| 02. | 2007 | A Poisoned Season | ISBN 978-0-061-17414-8 |
| 03. | 2008 | A Fatal Waltz | ISBN 978-0-061-17422-3 |
| 03.05 | 2009 | "The Bridal Strain" (short story) | ISBN — (none) — |
| No. | Year | Novel | ISBN (Minotaur Books) |
| 04. | 2009 | Tears of Pearl | ISBN 978-0-312-38370-1 |
| 05. | 2010 | Dangerous to Know | ISBN 978-0-312-38379-4 |
| 06. | 2011 | A Crimson Warning | ISBN 978-0-312-66175-5 |
| 07. | 2012 | Death in the Floating City | ISBN 978-0-312-66176-2 |
| 08. | 2013 | Behind the Shattered Glass | ISBN 978-1-250-02470-1 |
| 09. | 2014 | The Counterfeit Heiress | ISBN 978-1-250-02469-5 |
| 09.05 | 2014 | "Star of the East" (short story) | ISBN 978-1-466-87367-4 |
| 10. | 2015 | The Adventuress | ISBN 978-1-250-05826-3 |
| 10.05 | 2015 | "That Silent Night" (short story) | ISBN 978-1-466-89277-4 |
| 11. | 2016 | A Terrible Beauty | ISBN 978-1-250-05827-0 |
| 12. | 2017 | Death in St. Petersburg | ISBN 978-1-250-05828-7 |
| 12.05 | 2018 | "Amid the Winter's Snow" (short story) | ISBN 978-1-250-21300-6 |
| 13. | 2018 | Uneasy Lies the Crown | ISBN 978-1-250-16470-4 |
| 13.05 | 2019 | "Upon the Midnight Clear" (short story) | ISBN 978-1-250-75125-6 |
| 14. | 2020 | In the Shadow of Vesuvius | ISBN 978-1-250-16473-5 |
| 15. | 2021 | The Dark Heart of Florence | ISBN 978-1-250-62206-8 |
| 16. | 2022 | Secrets of the Nile | ISBN 978-1-250-81969-7 |
| 17. | 2023 | A Cold Highland Wind | ISBN 978-1-250-87233-3 |
Non-Lady Emily short story works
edit(Short stories appearing in anthology collections)
- "Preparations" – Kwik Krimes (2013; anthology edited by Otto Penzler) ISBN 978-1-612-18300-8
- "Before a Bohemian Scandal" – Echoes of Sherlock Holmes (2016; anthology edited by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger) ISBN 978-1-681-77225-7
- "[self-titled essay]" – Private Investigations (2020; anthology edited by Victoria Zackheim) ISBN 978-1-580-05921-3
Miscellaneous works
edit- Elizabeth: The Golden Age, novelization, (2007); ISBN 978-0-061-43123-4
based on motion picture screenplay written by William Nicholson and Michael Hirst;[10]
published to coincide with release of 2007 film Elizabeth: The Golden Age, starring Cate Blanchett and Clive Owen.[11]
References
edit- ^ Sehgal, Parul. "Print & E-Books". The New York Times.
- ^ Keller, Julia (2011-12-03). "Sherlock Holmes in a skirt". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Galbraith, Lacey. "Novel Talent | Cover Story". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ "Romancing the Con". Mysteryscenemag.com. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ "The Great Escape: Mystery Preview". Libraryjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ "News". Tashaalexander.com. 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ "Mystery Scene". Tashaalexander.com. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ "Gregory Weinkauf: Tasha Alexander Unveils Dangerous to Know". Huffingtonpost.com. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ Sunnymay says. "Tasha Alexander: The Good, The Bad, and the Cheese". BookTrib. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ "Elizabeth : the golden age". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ^ Galbraith, Lacey. "Love—and Murder—Austrian Style | Books". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2011-03-01.