Alice K Boatwright

Alice K. Boatwright is the author of award-winning mysteries and other fiction. Her Ellie Kent mystery series about a skeptical American, who marries a handsome English vicar and moves to his Cotswold village, have generated an enthusiastic following. The first book, UNDER AN ENGLISH HEAVEN, won 2016 Mystery & Mayhem Grand Prize for best mystery, and is followed by the popular Christmas read, WHAT CHILD IS THIS? (Book 2), and IN THE LIFE EVER AFTER (Book 3). SUMMER'S END (Book 4) will be published in October 2026 and is now available for pre-order.

Alice's literary fiction includes the IPPY award-winning, SHADOWS OF VIETNAM, three linked novellas about the impact of the Vietnam War; SEA, SKY, ISLANDS, a chapbook of stories set in the San Juan islands; and a collection of her short stories, LOOK BOTH WAYS (forthcoming December 2025).

Alice published her debut children's book, MRS. POTTS FINDS THANKSGIVING, in 2022. This story for ages 8 to 108 was inspired by A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, but "without the scary ghosts," as one young reader was pleased to note.

After 10 years of living in England and France, Alice now makes her home in the Seattle area, where she active in the writing community as a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and the Crime Writers Association.