Kate Ross
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Katherine Jean "Kate" Ross (June 21, 1956 – March 12, 1998) was an American mystery author who wrote four books set in Regency-era England about the dandy Julian Kestrel.
Personal life
[edit]The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Ross, Kate Ross attended Wellesley College and Yale Law School. A trial lawyer, she worked at Sullivan & Worcester (a Boston law firm) until 1981. She then began her career as a novelist.[1]
Ross died of breast cancer in 1998 at the age of 41, and is interred in Wellesley, Massachusetts.[2]
Works
[edit]Her novels include:
- Cut to the Quick (1994), which won the 1994 Gargoyle award for in the category of Best Historical Mystery
- A Broken Vessel (1995)
- Whom the Gods Love (1996)[3]
- The Devil in Music (1997), which won the 1997 Agatha Award for in the category of Best Novel.[4]
Her short stories include:
- "The Lullaby Cheat" (1997), a short story featuring Kestrel, is included in the mystery anthology Crime Through Time, edited by Miriam Grace Monfredo and Sharan Newman.
- "The Unkindest Cut" (1998) was published in the anthology Past Poisons: An Ellis Peters Memorial Anthology of Historical Crime.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ross, Kate 1956–1998". Encyclopedia.com. 1998-03-12. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Katherine Ross". I Will Follow... Services. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Author: ROSS, Kate". www.anglophilebooks.net.
- ^ "AGATHA AWARDS". malicedomestic.org. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
- ^ "Past Poisons | King County Library System | BiblioCommons". King County Library System. Archived from the original on 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
External links
[edit]- Mystery Book Awards, littlemoon.com; accessed December 9, 2014.
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