Deadlier than the Pen

By Kathy Emerson

2004

First Published

3.48

Average Rating

276

Number of Pages

8H25M

Audio Length

Part of Series

Diana Spaulding

Series · 4 books

By Kathy Emerson

In 1888, the murder of two female journalists in the New York City prompts newly widowed journalist Diana Spaulding to investigate the handsome horror author Damon Bathory in this historical mystery. Although her growing affection for Bathory makes her increasingly reluctant to pursue him, Spaulding is spurred on by her cigar-chomping boss Horatio Foxe in an adventure that pits her against a deranged artist, a matriarch with a bloodthirsty sense of humor, and a traveling acting troupe of egotistical men and jealous women. Written against the background of New York City during the height of yellow journalism, the novel brings to life not only the the fast-paced murder mystery that Spaulding investigates, but also the day-to-day realities and hardships of the gilded age.

Avg Rating

3.48

Number of Ratings

5 STARS

12%

4 STARS

39%

3 STARS

34%

2 STARS

13%

1 STARS

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Author

Kathy Emerson

Author · 25 books

aka Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Emerson, Kaitlyn Gorton Kathy Lynn Emerson began writing as a child: a newspaper for her dolls and then a rambling adventure series featuring characters from all her favorite television shows. In addition to contemporary, historical and time-travel romance (some written under the pen-name of Kaitlyn Gorton) and historical novels written as Kate Emerson, Kathy has written children's books, non-fiction, short stories, and historical mysteries. She won the Agatha award for mystery nonfiction for How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries. At present, she writes two contemporary cozy mystery series as Kaitlyn Dunnett and maintains a website for the e-book “A Who’s Who of Tudor Women” at TudorWomen.com. Her stand alone historical mystery, The Finder of Lost Things, was published in October 2020.