Tasha Alexander

Tasha Alexander
BornAnastasia Gutting
(1969-12-01) December 1, 1969 (age 55)
South Bend, Indiana
Pen nameTasha Alexander
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
Period2005-Present
Spouse
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(m. 2010)​
ChildrenAlexander Tyska
ParentsGary Gutting (father)
Website
www.tashaalexander.com

Tasha Alexander (born Anastasia Gutting on December 1, 1969) is an American author who writes New York Times bestselling[1] historical mystery fiction.

Biography

Alexander was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana to Anastasia (Friel) and Gary Gutting, University of Notre Dame philosophy professors.[2]

In 2002, while living in New Haven, Connecticut, she started work on her first novel, after being inspired by a passage in Dorothy L. Sayers's Gaudy Night.[3] Carolyn Marino at William Morrow acquired the book, And Only to Deceive, which was published in 2005 as the first installment of the Lady Emily series. Following a move to Franklin, Tennessee, where Alexander wrote her second novel in a local Starbucks, she eventually relocated to Chicago, where she married British crime novelist Andrew Grant (brother of bestselling author Lee Child) in 2010.[4]

In 2007, according to Library Journal, Minotaur Books "lured her away" from William Morrow.[5] She is now edited by Charles Spicer and is the imprint's top writer of historical mysteries. Alexander's work has been translated into more than a dozen languages and has been nominated for the Bruce Alexander Award and the RT Reviewers Choice Award.[6] She has a reputation for being extremely careful about accuracy in her novels[7][8] and is meticulous about research.[9]

The Lady Emily series

The Lady Emily series, set in a time between the 1890s and 1900s and spanning across cities throughout Europe, follow the adventures of Lady Emily and her husband Colin Hargreaves.

Novels and short stories
The Lady Emily series
No. Year Novel ISBN (William Morrow)
01. 2005 And Only to Deceive ISBN 978-0-060-75671-0
02. 2007 A Poisoned Season ISBN 978-0-061-17414-8
03. 2008 A Fatal Waltz ISBN 978-0-061-17422-3
03.05 2009 "The Bridal Strain" (short story) ISBN — (none) —
No. Year Novel ISBN (Minotaur Books)
04. 2009 Tears of Pearl ISBN 978-0-312-38370-1
05. 2010 Dangerous to Know ISBN 978-0-312-38379-4
06. 2011 A Crimson Warning ISBN 978-0-312-66175-5
07. 2012 Death in the Floating City ISBN 978-0-312-66176-2
08. 2013 Behind the Shattered Glass ISBN 978-1-250-02470-1
09. 2014 The Counterfeit Heiress ISBN 978-1-250-02469-5
09.05 2014 "Star of the East" (short story) ISBN 978-1-466-87367-4
10. 2015 The Adventuress ISBN 978-1-250-05826-3
10.05 2015 "That Silent Night" (short story) ISBN 978-1-466-89277-4
11. 2016 A Terrible Beauty ISBN 978-1-250-05827-0
12. 2017 Death in St. Petersburg ISBN 978-1-250-05828-7
12.05 2018 "Amid the Winter's Snow" (short story) ISBN 978-1-250-21300-6
13. 2018 Uneasy Lies the Crown ISBN 978-1-250-16470-4
13.05 2019 "Upon the Midnight Clear" (short story) ISBN 978-1-250-75125-6
14. 2020 In the Shadow of Vesuvius ISBN 978-1-250-16473-5
15. 2021 The Dark Heart of Florence ISBN 978-1-250-62206-8
16. 2022 Secrets of the Nile ISBN 978-1-250-81969-7
17. 2023 A Cold Highland Wind ISBN 978-1-250-87233-3

Non-Lady Emily short story works

(Short stories appearing in anthology collections)

Miscellaneous works

  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age, novelization, (2007); ISBN 978-0-061-43123-4
     based on motion picture screenplay written by William Nicholson and Michael Hirst;[10]
     published to coincide with release of 2007 film Elizabeth: The Golden Age, starring Cate Blanchett and Clive Owen.[11]

References

  1. ^ Sehgal, Parul. "Print & E-Books". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Keller, Julia (2011-12-03). "Sherlock Holmes in a skirt". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  3. ^ Galbraith, Lacey. "Novel Talent | Cover Story". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  4. ^ "Romancing the Con". Mysteryscenemag.com. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  5. ^ "The Great Escape: Mystery Preview". Libraryjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  6. ^ "News". Tashaalexander.com. 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  7. ^ "Mystery Scene". Tashaalexander.com. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  8. ^ "Gregory Weinkauf: Tasha Alexander Unveils Dangerous to Know". Huffingtonpost.com. 2010-11-05. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  9. ^ Sunnymay says. "Tasha Alexander: The Good, The Bad, and the Cheese". BookTrib. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  10. ^ "Elizabeth : the golden age". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
  11. ^ Galbraith, Lacey. "Love—and Murder—Austrian Style | Books". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2011-03-01.