genealogy-themed cozy mysteries set in modern-day Austin, Texas. Whether the mystery is set in past or present, she delights in giving her books a good dose of romance and a few research facts she hopes you’ll find as interesting as she does. Passionate about history and slightly obsessed with period dramas, what Connally loves most is reading and writing about women who don’t always do as they are told.
[The Page 69 Test: Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord]
Connally's new novel is All's Fair in Love and Treachery.
At CrimeReads the author tagged "seven historical mysteries... wherein each uses political upheaval or intrigue to add extra suspense to their plots." One title on the list:
James R. Benn – When Hell Struck Twelve (Billy Boyle, book 14)Read about another title on the list.
The war is still raging in Europe in August of 1944, and Boston-born U.S. Army detective Billy Boyle is tasked with hunting a French traitor. Going by the code name Atlantik, the turncoat is charged with giving secret Allied information to the Germans in occupied Paris. Though when it turns out the Allied plans were deliberately leaked to thwart the German advance, Billy and his Polish cohort Kaz then must work with the French Resistance to prevent Atlantik’s capture. With the game proving ever more deadly, Billy and Kaz are forced to walk a fine line of truth and lies in order to keep the Allies from losing both ground, and the war itself.
--Marshal Zeringue
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