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Katie Lumsden



Katie Lumsden read Jane Eyre at the age of thirteen and never looked back. She spent her teenage years devouring nineteenth century literature, reading every Dickens, Brontë, Gaskell, Austen and Hardy novel she could find. She has a degree in English literature and history from the University of Durham and an MA in creative writing from Bath Spa University. Her short stories have been shortlisted for the London Short Story Prize and the Bridport Prize, and have been published in various literary magazines. Katie's Youtube channel, Books and Things, has more than 20,000 subscribers. She lives in London and works in publishing.
 


Genres: Historical, Historical Mystery
 
Award nominations
2023 HWA Debut Crown Award (shortlist) : The Secrets of Hartwood Hall


Katie Lumsden recommends
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The Woman in the Wallpaper (2025)
Lora Jones
"The Woman in the Wallpaper combines all the tension of a story set during theFrench Revolution with all the intrigue of a twisty gothic mystery, in what makes for a compelling and atmospheric debut."
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The Library Thief (2024)
Kuchenga Shenjé
"A compelling novel that starts as a mystery and grows into a coming-of-age story, examining identity, belonging, loneliness and friendship within the restrictive and stifling world of late Victorian society. The Library Thief is filled with fantastically drawn characters and with a love of books that shines through the prose."
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The Beholders (2024)
Hester Musson
"An atmospheric historical thriller with layer upon layer of secrets and twists that kept me guessing right through to the novel's exquisite ending. Simultaneously enthralling and unsettling, this book examines the darkness beneath the surface of Victorian society with deft and unflinching brushstrokes. I can't wait to read more from Hester Musson."

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