Mayhem, Murder, and Mystery in Victorian London with Karen Odden
Join USA Today bestselling author Karen Odden for a multimedia presentation featuring intriguing research and images from the Victorian period. She will share fascinating historical facts from her research into nineteenth-century scandals at Scotland Yard, the tides of the Thames, thieving gangs, bare-knuckles boxing, lady novelists, and more–all of which shaped both books in the Inspector Corravan mysteries: Down a Dark River and the sequel, Under a Veiled Moon (October 2022).
About Karen Odden:
Karen is a featured Local Author for Phoenix Public Library. She earned her Ph.D. in English from New York University and subsequently taught literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has written introductions for Victorian novels in the Barnes & Noble Classics series and served as an editor for the academic journal Victorian Literature and Culture. Her first novel, A Lady in the Smoke, was a USA Today bestseller, and A Dangerous Duet and A Trace of Deceit have won awards for historical mystery and historical fiction. Her fourth mystery, Down a Dark River, is available and the sequel, Under a Veiled Moon, will be released on October 11, 2022. Karen lives in Arizona with her family, where she loves to hike the Sonoran Desert.
- Date:
- Saturday, November 19, 2022
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Time Zone:
- Arizona Time (change)
- Location:
- Meeting Room, Mesquite Library
- Audience:
- Adults Seniors Teens
- Categories:
- Book Discussions and Author Visits