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Nancy Herriman retired from a career as an engineer to chase around two small children and take up the pen. She hasn’t looked back. When she is not writing, or gabbing over lattes about writing, she is either watching history shows on cable TV or performing with various choral groups. She lives in Ohio with her husband and sons, and wishes there were more hours in the day.

Book 1 in her series 'A Mystery of Old San Francisco' to be released August 2015. 'No Comfort for the Lost' (NAL/Penguin)
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After recently handing in the 2nd book in my mystery series set in 1860s San Francisco, I've got several events on my upcoming schedule.

I'll be at:

Ohioana Book Festival Columbus, OH April 23
Malice Domestic Bethesda, MD April 29-May 1
Printers Row Literary Fest Chicago June 11-12

Hope to see you!

Nancy

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Average rating: 3.86 · 2,652 ratings · 527 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Irish Healer 3.79 avg rating — 758 ratings — published 2012 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Comfort for the Lost (Mystery of Old San Francisco, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 550 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Searcher of the Dead (A Bess Ellyott Mystery #1) 3.79 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Pity for the Dead (Mystery of Old San Francisco, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Josiah's Treasure 3.95 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Fall of Shadows (A Bess Ellyott Mystery #2) 3.92 avg rating — 130 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Quiet Among the Shadows (Mystery of Old San Francisco, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Darkness as like Death (Mystery of Old San Francisco #4) 4.15 avg rating — 104 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Refuge from the Grave (A Mystery of Old San Francisco #5) 4.40 avg rating — 88 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Justice for the Deceived (A Mystery of Old San Francisco #6) 4.28 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Vote here for March's Book of the Month! The book with the most votes will be our Group Read, and the one with the second most votes will be a Buddy Read for the month.

The Painter's Daughter by Julie Klassen

9 votes 25.7%

The Irish Healer by Nancy Herriman

4 votes 11.4%

The Icecutter's Daughter (Land of Shining Water, #1) by Tracie Peterson

The Icecutter's Daughter by Tracie Peterson

4 votes 11.4%

Irish Meadows (Courage to Dream, #1) by Susan Anne Mason

Irish Meadows by Susan Anne Mason

3 votes 8.6%

Bride of a Distant Isle (Daughters of Hampshire, #2) by Sandra Byrd

Bride of a Distant Isle by Sandra Byrd

3 votes 8.6%

Only the River Runs Free (The Galway Chronicles, #1) by Bodie Thoene

Only the River Runs Free by Bodie Thoene

3 votes 8.6%

A Home for My Heart by Anne Mateer

3 votes 8.6%

Lethal Action (Danger in the Deep South #1) by Rachel Dylan

Lethal Action by Rachel Dylan

3 votes 8.6%

Like Never Before (Walker Family, #2) by Melissa Tagg

Like Never Before by Melissa Tagg

2 votes 5.7%

Summer of Promise (Westward Winds, #1) by Amanda Cabot

Summer of Promise by Amanda Cabot

1 vote 2.9%

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