Jeri was also featured on two local NPR shows, “My Awesome Empire” and “KVCR-Arts”. She has written short stories for several mystery anthologies, including the upcoming Akashic Noir anthology, South Central Noir, edited by Gary Phillips. Jeri also wrote her humorous Skyler Foxe LGBTQ Mysteries under the pen name Haley Walsh. Absolutely first-class highly recommended,” while Boston Globe calls her detective “A medieval Sam Spade, a tough guy who operates according to his own moral compass.” The Historical Novel Society has twice made her books Editor’s Choice and thriller author John Lescroart calls her books, “Creative and enthralling…Medieval history combined with modern suspense.”įor Booke of the Hidden, her urban fantasy series, Publishers Weekly said, “Readers sad about the ending of Charlaine Harris’s MIDNIGHT, TEXAS trilogy will find some consolation in Moody Bog.” Her spin-off series, Moonrisers, recently released the second book in the on-going series.Īnd Jeri wrapped up her gaslamp fantasy/steampunk Enchanter Chronicles trilogy with the release of the last book, LIBRARY OF THE DAMNED, for which the Paranormal Romance Guild blog said, “I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a steampunk story with characters originating from a multitude of cultures, lovely visuals, and interesting, fantastical plot twists.” Library Journal has twice honored her series with starred reviews, saying, “Westerson skillfully lulls her sleuth and the reader into a sense of ‘I know what is going on,’ then zings them with the truth. Her fifth novel BLOOD LANCE was named one of the Ten Hot Crime Novels for Colder Days by Kirkus Reviews, and her sixth, SHADOW OF THE ALCHEMIST, was named Best of 2013 by Suspense Magazine.

Los Angeles native Jeri Westerson is the author of fifteen Crispin Guest Medieval Noir Mystery novels, a series nominated for thirteen national awards from the Agatha to the Shamus.

Sword of Shadows by Jeri Westerson