About
Carola Dunn
Carola Dunn (born 1946) is a prolific British historical fiction author. After a career in journalism, she turned to writing full-time in 1990. Dunn's novels explore various historical periods, primarily set in the Anglo-Saxon era. Her works are well-researched and known for their vivid characters and attention to historical detail. Among her notable books are "The Death of a Queen," "The Winter Queen," and "The Lion in the North." Dunn has received numerous awards for her writing, including the Historical Novel Society's Historical Novel of the Year Award in 2006 for "The House of Shadows." Her books have been praised for their engaging narratives, strong female characters, and evocative settings that bring history to life.
Book Series by Carola Dunn
Miss Hartwell's Dilemma Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Hartwell's Dilemma | 1988 | Buy on Amazon |
| Two Corinthians | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
Black Sheep Trilogy Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Black Sheep's Daughter | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lady in the Briars | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Polly and the Prince | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
Miss Larkin/Valiant Hearts Trilogy Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| A Lord for Miss Larkin | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Road to Gretna | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Thea's Marquis | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
Rothschild Trilogy Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Jacobson's Journey | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lord Roworth's Reward | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Captain Ingram's Inheritance | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
Daisy Dalrymple Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Death at Wentwater Court | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Winter Garden Mystery | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Requiem for a Mezzo | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Murder on the Flying Scotsman | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Damsel in Distress | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead in the Water | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Styx and Stones | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rattle His Bones | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| To Davy Jones Below | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Case of the Murdered Muckraker | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mistletoe and Murder | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Die Laughing | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Mourning Wedding | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Fall of a Philanderer | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Gunpowder Plot | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Bloody Tower | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Black Ship | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sheer Folly | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Unhappy Medium (Short Story) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Storm in a Tea Shoppe (Short Story) | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Anthem for Doomed Youth | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Gone West | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Heirs of the Body | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Superfluous Women | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Corpse at the Crystal Palace | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
Cornish Mystery Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Manna from Hades | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Colourful Death | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Valley of the Shadow | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Buried in the Country | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
Carola Dunn Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Toblethorpe Manor | 1981 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lavender Lady | 1983 | Buy on Amazon |
| Angel | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Miser's Sister | 1984 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lord Iverbrook's Heir | 1986 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Man in the Green Coat | 1987 | Buy on Amazon |
| Smugglers' Summer | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Susceptible Gentleman | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Poor Relation | 1990 | Buy on Amazon |
| Byron's Child | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Fortune-Hunters | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Frog Earl | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| My Lord Winter | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ginnie Come Lately | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Lady and the Rake | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Scandal's Daughter | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Christmas Courtship | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Babe and the Baron | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mayhem and Miranda | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Improper Governess | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Crossed Quills | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Miss Primrose and the March of Progress (Short Story) | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Christmas in the Country | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Magic of Love | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Tudor Secret | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
Carola Dunn Short Story Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| My Dearest Valentine | 1991 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Second Spring | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
Cozy Case Files Mystery Sampler Series
Cozy Case Files Volume 2 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, E.J. Copperman, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, Susan C. Shea, Mindy Quigley)
2017
Cozy Case Files Volume 3 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Ellie Alexander, Mindy Quigley)
2017
Cozy Case Files Volume 4 ( By: Parnell Hall, Shari Randall, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Frances Brody, Tessa Arlen, Vivien Chien, Julia Chapman, Paige Shelton, Jane K. Cleland, Mindy Quigley)
2018
Cozy Case Files Volume 5 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Sheila Connolly, Ellie Alexander, Susan C. Shea, Judith Flanders, Mindy Quigley, Auralee Wallace)
2018
Cozy Case Files Volume 6 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Ellen Hart, Sheila Connolly, Mindy Quigley)
2019
Cozy Case Files Volume 7 ( By: Donna Andrews, Diane Kelly, Ellen Crosby, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Ashley Weaver, Mindy Quigley)
2019
Cozy Case Files Volume 8 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Diane Kelly, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley)
2020
Cozy Case Files Volume 9 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Susanna Calkins, Allison Montclair, Ellie Alexander, Eve Calder, Mindy Quigley)
2020
Cozy Case Files Volume 10 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Jane K. Cleland, Ashley Weaver, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley)
2020
Cozy Case Files Volume 11 ( By: Diane Kelly, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Mariah Fredericks, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley)
2021
Cozy Case Files Volume 12 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Sheila Connolly, Ellie Alexander, Ashley Weaver, S.C. Perkins, Eve Calder, Jess Dylan, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen)
2021
Cozy Case Files Volume 14 ( By: Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss)
2022
Cozy Case Files Volume 16 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Diane Kelly, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, M. C. Beaton)
2022
Cozy Case Files Volume 17 ( By: Rhys Bowen, Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Jean-Luc Bannalec, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Korina Moss, Anastasia Hastings)
2023
Cozy Case Files, Volume 18 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Vivien Chien, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen, Katharine Schellman, Korina Moss)
2023
Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally)
2023
Cozy Case Files, Volume 20 ( By: Rhys Bowen, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Olivia Matthews, Jennifer J. Chow, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Anastasia Hastings)
2024
Cozy Case Files, Volume 22 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Cynthia Riggs, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally)
2024
Cozy Case Files, Volume 23 ( By: Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Jennifer J. Chow)
2025
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Cozy Case Files Volume 1 ( By: Cynthia Riggs, Mindy Quigley) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 2 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, E.J. Copperman, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, Susan C. Shea, Mindy Quigley) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 3 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Ellie Alexander, Mindy Quigley) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 4 ( By: Parnell Hall, Shari Randall, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Frances Brody, Tessa Arlen, Vivien Chien, Julia Chapman, Paige Shelton, Jane K. Cleland, Mindy Quigley) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 5 ( With: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Sheila Connolly, Ellie Alexander, Susan C. Shea, Judith Flanders, Mindy Quigley, Auralee Wallace) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 6 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Ellen Hart, Sheila Connolly, Mindy Quigley) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 7 ( By: Donna Andrews, Diane Kelly, Ellen Crosby, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Ashley Weaver, Mindy Quigley) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 8 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Diane Kelly, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 9 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Susanna Calkins, Allison Montclair, Ellie Alexander, Eve Calder, Mindy Quigley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 10 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, Ellen Hart, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Jane K. Cleland, Ashley Weaver, Susan Cox, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 11 ( By: Diane Kelly, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Mariah Fredericks, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 12 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Hannah Dennison, Cate Conte, Kylie Logan, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Sheila Connolly, Ellie Alexander, Ashley Weaver, S.C. Perkins, Eve Calder, Jess Dylan, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 13 ( By: Mindy Quigley) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 14 ( By: Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 15 ( By: Mindy Quigley) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 16 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Diane Kelly, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, M. C. Beaton) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 17 ( By: Rhys Bowen, Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Jean-Luc Bannalec, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Korina Moss, Anastasia Hastings) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 18 ( By: Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Leonard Goldberg, Allison Montclair, Vivien Chien, Olivia Matthews, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Meri Allen, Katharine Schellman, Korina Moss) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Diane Kelly, Ellie Alexander, Cynthia Riggs, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 20 ( By: Rhys Bowen, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Olivia Matthews, Jennifer J. Chow, Olivia Blacke, Mindy Quigley, Clare Broyles, Anastasia Hastings) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 22 ( By: M.C. Beaton, Carolyn Haines, Donna Andrews, Cate Conte, Ellie Alexander, Paige Shelton, Cynthia Riggs, R.W. Green, Elizabeth Penney, Mindy Quigley, Korina Moss, Celeste Connally) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files, Volume 23 ( By: Diane Kelly, Gigi Pandian, Ellie Alexander, Vivien Chien, Paige Shelton, Jennifer J. Chow) | 2025 | Buy on Amazon |
Carola Dunn Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| All Hallows' Eve | 1992 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Bride's Bouquet | 1997 | Buy on Amazon |
| My Darling Valentine | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Snowflake Kittens | 1999 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wonderful and Wicked | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cozy Case Files Volume 5 | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
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