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Hello, and thank you for visiting my website. I'm Karen Charlton. I write historical crime fiction. My historical novels are all set in Regency England.
My standalone, debut novel Catching the Eagle is the true story of our notorious ancestor, Jamie Charlton, who was convicted of Northumberland's biggest robbery. My Detective Lavender Mysteries are based on the fictional adventures of Stephen Lavender, a real-life detective with the Bow Street Police Office in London. You can find out more about me, my books and my main characters by following the links on the side of this page. On the genealogy pages you can also learn more about the research which led us to the skeleton in our family closet. There's a fascinating cache of interviews with fellow authors in the Guest Interview section, a podcast interview further down this page, and I periodically post some musings about all things literary on my blog page. If you would like to contact me, I’d love to hear from you and if you would like to follow me on Facebook please click here. I hope you enjoy your visit. |
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PUBLICATION DATE ANNOUNCED FOR THE audiobook OF The WILLOW MARSH MURDER
17th August 2021
I am delighted to inform you that the audiobook of The Willow Marsh Murder is scheduled for release on 31st December 2021. In addition to that, Tantor Media have confirmed that the wonderful Michael Page has agreed, once again, to narrate the novel.
I know many of you have been waiting a long time for this audiobook and I hope you're as pleased as I am with this news.
I'm still waiting for confirmation about exactly where it will be sold. Obviously, listeners should be able to buy the audiobook from Amazon as normal, but I believe Tantor publish on a variety of platforms, so you may have more choice this time around.
I am delighted to inform you that the audiobook of The Willow Marsh Murder is scheduled for release on 31st December 2021. In addition to that, Tantor Media have confirmed that the wonderful Michael Page has agreed, once again, to narrate the novel.
I know many of you have been waiting a long time for this audiobook and I hope you're as pleased as I am with this news.
I'm still waiting for confirmation about exactly where it will be sold. Obviously, listeners should be able to buy the audiobook from Amazon as normal, but I believe Tantor publish on a variety of platforms, so you may have more choice this time around.
Murder In Park Lane Reaches 50,000 Sales
25th September 2020
I'm delighted to announce that Murder in Park Lane, book#5 in the Detective Lavender Mysteries, has just passed 50,000 sales worldwide.
That's at least 20,000 sales in the last year alone, and I sincerely hope it brought pleasure to every reader and a few hours distraction from the grim and frightening news about this nasty pandemic.
Thank you to all my loyal readers for their continued support.
I'm delighted to announce that Murder in Park Lane, book#5 in the Detective Lavender Mysteries, has just passed 50,000 sales worldwide.
That's at least 20,000 sales in the last year alone, and I sincerely hope it brought pleasure to every reader and a few hours distraction from the grim and frightening news about this nasty pandemic.
Thank you to all my loyal readers for their continued support.
THE SCULTHORPE MURDER
REACHES 100K SALES
28th February 2020
I have exciting news! Sales of Book #3 in the Detective Lavender Series, The Sculthorpe Murder, have crossed the 100 thousand milestone.
My publishers have sent their congratulations and are thrilled for my continued success.
I have exciting news! Sales of Book #3 in the Detective Lavender Series, The Sculthorpe Murder, have crossed the 100 thousand milestone.
My publishers have sent their congratulations and are thrilled for my continued success.
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January 14th 2017
The Real Stephen Lavender
In this BBC Radio interview, I talk about my recent contact with the living descendants of Stephen Lavender and what I learned about the real Bow Street officer.
