 Karen Charlton
Hello, and thank you for visiting my website. I'm Karen Charlton. I write historical crime fiction. My novels are all set in Regency England.
'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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Writing 'Plague Pits & River Bones' on the back of a boat, Gran Canaria, Feb 2017
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29th June 2018
100,000 Sales for 'The Sans Pareil Mystery'
I'm delighted to announce that The Sans Pareil Mystery, the second book in The Detective Lavender Mystery Series has now exceed 100,000 sales. My publishers sent me a wonderful plaque to hang in my study alongside the one I received eighteen months ago when The Heiress of Linn Hagh also exceed this benchmark sales figure.
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12th May 2018
Death of a LotHario
I'm delighted to announce that my publishers, Thomas & Mercer, have offered to publish this latest novel in The Detective Lavender Mystery Series. We have a provisional publication date of March next year.
Death of a Lothario will be the fifth book in the series.
Death of a Lothario will be the fifth book in the series.
2Oth March 2018
New Book CovErs
My debut novel Catching the Eagle, it's prequel, February 1809 and both my Detective Lavender short stories have had a makeover.
Two hundred years after his death, our family rogue, Jamie Charlton, has never looked so good.
Many thanks to my talented cover designer, Lisa Horton for these brilliant covers. Lisa designs the book covers for the full-length novels in the Detective Lavender Mystery Series (published by Thomas & Mercer) and I asked her to upgrade the covers of all my self-published fiction.
Two hundred years after his death, our family rogue, Jamie Charlton, has never looked so good.
Many thanks to my talented cover designer, Lisa Horton for these brilliant covers. Lisa designs the book covers for the full-length novels in the Detective Lavender Mystery Series (published by Thomas & Mercer) and I asked her to upgrade the covers of all my self-published fiction.
11th January 2018
Published: Plague Pits & River Bones
The fourth novel in The Detective Lavender Mystery Series was published on January 11th 2018.
Thanks to great promotion by my publishers, Thomas & Mercer in the UK, it quickly became an Amazon best-seller!
London 1812: Savage gangs intent on treachery and revolt besiege the capital, while a brooding menace stalks the corridors of the Palace of Westminster. When Detective Stephen Lavender is called in to investigate a highway robbery and a cold-blooded murder, both the cases take a dangerous and disturbing personal twist.
Meanwhile, Lavender’s trusted deputy, Constable Ned Woods, finds a mysterious, severed foot washed up on Greenwich Beach. They soon realise that these ancient bones are more sinister than they first appeared.
With Bow Street Police Office undermanned and in disarray, it will take all of Lavender and Woods’ wit and skill, with help from Lavender’s spirited wife, Magdalena, to unmask the fiend behind the mayhem; restore peace and justice to the beleaguered city and solve the tragic mystery of the severed foot.
But will they do so in time to foil a plot that threatens to plunge the country into chaos?
Thanks to great promotion by my publishers, Thomas & Mercer in the UK, it quickly became an Amazon best-seller!
London 1812: Savage gangs intent on treachery and revolt besiege the capital, while a brooding menace stalks the corridors of the Palace of Westminster. When Detective Stephen Lavender is called in to investigate a highway robbery and a cold-blooded murder, both the cases take a dangerous and disturbing personal twist.
Meanwhile, Lavender’s trusted deputy, Constable Ned Woods, finds a mysterious, severed foot washed up on Greenwich Beach. They soon realise that these ancient bones are more sinister than they first appeared.
With Bow Street Police Office undermanned and in disarray, it will take all of Lavender and Woods’ wit and skill, with help from Lavender’s spirited wife, Magdalena, to unmask the fiend behind the mayhem; restore peace and justice to the beleaguered city and solve the tragic mystery of the severed foot.
But will they do so in time to foil a plot that threatens to plunge the country into chaos?
July 9th 2017
1,000+ Reviews for 'Heiress'
The Heiress of Linn Hagh has just reached another milestone on the American Amazon.com - over 1000 reviews. I am delighted and want to say a huge 'Thank You' to everyone of those 1001 readers who has taken the time to write a review for The Heiress of Linn Hagh. It really does make a difference to the success of a book.
June 21st 2017
'THE SCULTHORPE MURDER' REACHES 50,000 SALES
'The Sculthorpe Murder', the third novel in The Detective Lavender Series, has already made 50,000 sales worldwide in the 9 months since its publication. In addition to this, the reviews on both sides of the Atlantic have been fantastic! It has an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars in the UK. My publishers and I are delighted.
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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.
