Kate Sedley

Kate Sedley is one of the acclaimed authors from the United Kingdom, who likes to write thriller, historical mystery, and historical fiction books. The name is actually a pen name used by Brenda Margaret Lilian Honey Clarke for writing the novels of various genres. Author Sedley originally hails from Bristol, England. She studied at The Red Maids School, located in Westbury-on-Trym. Author Sedley is very well regarded for carrying out meticulous research before writing her novels. Her engaging style of writing is highly appreciated by the readers from all over the world. She is married and has a daughter and a son. The other pen names that she uses for writing historical fiction and mystery novels include Brenda Honeyman and Brenda Clarke. Author Sedley started her writing career in the year 1969 with the release of her debut book titled The Kingmaker, which she wrote as Brenda Honeyman. Later, she debuted as Brenda Clarke with the 1978 book called Glass Island. She went on to adopt her most famous pen name when she started writing her particular well known novel series, Roger the Chapman. Sedley began this series in the year 1991 with the publication of its first book titled as Death and the Chapman. Author Sedley was born on July 30, 1926 in Bristol and is an alma mater of the Cambridge University. She is married to Ronald John Clarke and has 2 children and 3 grandchildren. Sedley’s bestselling series is set in the 15th century England and features Roger as a medieval Chapman.