Kate Ross

Kate Ross was a well known American writer of mystery, thriller, and historical fiction novels. She is best known for creating the popular fictional character Julian Kestrel. Ross’s books are generally set in the Regency era and revolve around historical mysteries. The four books of her Julian Kestrel Mysteries were released in the 1990s and are widely popular even today. Ross won the Gargoyle award for her first book in 1994. Her last book featuring Julian Kestrel, The Devil in Music (1997), won the Agatha Award in the Best Novel category. In addition to the four full-length novels, Ross wrote a short story called The Lullaby Cheat that also featured Kestrel in the lead role. This short story later became a part of the mystery anthology called Crime Through Time after being edited by Sharan Newman and Miriam Grace Mondfredo. In 1998, Ross published another short story, The Unkindest Cut.