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Anna Castle
Anna Castle is serious about series. She writes the Francis Bacon mystery series and also the Lost Hat, Texas mystery series. She has earned a series of degrees -- BA in the Classics, MS in Computer Science, and a PhD in Linguistics -- and has had a corresponding series of careers -- waitressing,... show more

Anna Castle is serious about series. She writes the Francis Bacon mystery series and also the Lost Hat, Texas mystery series. She has earned a series of degrees -- BA in the Classics, MS in Computer Science, and a PhD in Linguistics -- and has had a corresponding series of careers -- waitressing, software engineering, grammar-writing, assistant professor, and archivist. How all that adds up to writing historical fiction and madcap cozies is a mystery in itself, but somehow it revolves around her lifelong love of stories and learning. She physically resides in Austin, Texas, but mentally counts herself a queen of infinite space.*** Visit Anna's blog and sign up for her monthly newsletter at www.annacastle.com.*** Find Anna on Facebook at www.facebook.com/annacastle.author.She loves to chat with readers and can't help popping in to FB for mini-breaksall day long. Come by and hang out!
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Amber's Thoughts
Amber's Thoughts rated it 6 years ago
I love Anna Castle’s way with words. The first person narration of this book has so much personality, humor and style, I could have enjoyed it for the writing alone, but the setting, characters and plot are equal to the words. The fictional town feels true to the region, a mix of Anglo and Hispanic,...
DiDonovan
DiDonovan rated it 9 years ago
The Widow's Guild is the third Francis Bacon mystery in the series and, as such, it functions as both a stand-alone read and (even better) as an expansion of the prior mystery's themes. Set in the politically stormy summer of 1588, the Spanish armada has been defeated, and Francis Bacon is involved ...
Amber's Thoughts
Amber's Thoughts rated it 9 years ago
This second book in the Francis Bacon mystery series is a strong as the first. At times bawdy and rowdy, at times thought-provoking, it centers around outgoing and adventurous Thomas Clarady, student and first-time spy, but the scholarly Bacon plays a key role as Tom’s spymaster. The contrast in the...
Amber's Thoughts
Amber's Thoughts rated it 10 years ago
Elizabethan England comes to life in this colorful, tightly plotted murder mystery. It follows the classic conventions of the genre creatively. When the plot takes a surprise turn—it’s a big surprise. The characters are three-dimensional and original. The middle-class working women give depth to wha...
100 Pages A Day...Stephanie's Book Reviews
" Ben shook his head, bemused, 'It seems too simple.' Bacon answered crisply, 'Simplicity is often the sign of truth.' " A highly entertaining murder-mystery set in Elizabethan England with a wonderful set of characters. Francis Bacon has fallen out of favor with Queen Elizabeth and on the day of...
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