Emma Dakin

Writing as Emma Dakin

Emma Dakin writes a series of mystery novels set in Britain. Her protagonist Claire Barclay takes the readers to the sites of mystery novels set in Hampshire, Cornwall, Yorkshire, Edinburgh, Sussex and the Cotswolds. Emma’s love of the British countryside and her addiction to cozy mysteries keeps her writing about characters who live and work in the villages. It’s there Claire discovers vicious motivations that disturb the idyllic setting. In the best tradition of cozy mysteries, Claire stumbles into the middle of danger. The mysteries, published by Camel Press, are Hazards in Hampshire, Crime in Cornwall, Perils in Yorkshire and Danger in Edinburgh, Shadows in Sussex (September 2023), and Storms in the Cotswolds for 2024.

Emma is a graduate of Seattle University (BScN), Simon Fraser University (MA) and the University of British Columbia (PhD). She lives in Gibsons, British Columbia.

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Writing as Marion McKinnon Crook

Marion Crook published her memoir Always Pack a Candle A Nurse in the Cariboo-Chilcotin (Heritage House Publishing) was on the BC Bestsellers' list for a year. It won the 2022 Lieutenant-Governor's Community History Award. A sequel is scheduled for release in 2024.

More details on the website: crookpublishing.com