Karen Charlton

Primarily focused upon historical mysteries, the British author Karen Charlton brings an almost academic quality to her fiction. Well researched and highly accurate, they give a balanced and realistic perspective of the time periods that they portray and the worlds that they inhabit. Giving highly nuanced mysteries as well, they manage to draw the reader, regardless of who they or their background knowledge on the subject matter. Creating fun and engaging mysteries, she is able to present her stories in a manner that is at once both universal and timeless, a factor which goes some way towards explaining her mass appeal.