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Jeri Westerson

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The United States

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female

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http://www.jeriwesterson.com

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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August 2010

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L.A. native Jeri Westerson writes the critically acclaimed “Crispin Guest Medieval Noir” series. Her protagonist is a disgraced knight turned detective, plying his trade on the mean streets of fourteenth century London. Bestselling author John Lescroart calls her latest in the series, TROUBLED BONES, “A creative and enthralling retelling of the Canterbury Tales… authentic Medieval history combined with modern suspense.”

Her books have been shortlisted for a slew of mystery awards, including the Macavity, Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, the Agatha, and the Shamus, the first medieval mystery to be nominated for this prestigious PI award. The Boston Globe calls her detective “A medieval Sam Spade, a tough guy who operates according to h...more

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Jeri Westerson's Blog

Ireland's Dunnyneil Island Was A Medieval Shopping Mall

Well, there was no Hot Dog on a Stick as such and the only Wet Seal was, well, a real wet seal. But excavations revealed that there was much trading going on on this tiny island, from traders as far away as Russia, Germany, Iceland, and France.

It was a trader's paradise, since your foreign money was no good there. Furs for wine, pottery for shoes...you get the picture. According to a story in t...

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Books by Jeri Westerson

Average rating: 3.63 · 559 ratings · 157 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Veil of Lies (Crispin Guest, #1) 3.48 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Serpent in the Thorns (Crispin Guest, #2) 3.73 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 229 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Demon's Parchment (Crispin Guest, #3) 3.69 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Troubled Bones: A Medieval Noir 4.00 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Blood Lance: A Medieval Noir 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:
	Shaken: Stories for Japan 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Home at Last: 11 Who Found Their Way to the Catholic Church by Rosalind Moss (Editor, Contributor), Michael J. Sheehan (Preface), Ray Ryland (Foreword) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Series by Jeri Westerson

Crispin Guest Medieval Noir (4 books)
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Jeri Westerson at La Habra Library
Author appearance, June 24, 2012 02:30PM
La Habra Library, 221 East La Habra Boulevard, La Habra, CA, US
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Jeri Westerson reading from Troubled Bones.

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Jeri Westerson is currently reading:

Simple Justice (Benjamin Justice Mystery, Book 1)

by John Morgan Wilson

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