Anna Lee Huber was born and raised in a small town in Ohio. From a young age, her imagination was boundless. She spent her summers with her four brothers and one sister playing Star Wars, wearing snow boots and her mothers old nightgowns while swinging plastic bats as light-sabers, and The A-Team hanging off the riding lawn mower (what else were they supposed to use for the van?). In the fourth grade, she penned her first story and asked her teacher to read it to the class. Sure, it was titled Prom Duty, and a ten-year-old doesn't really know much about high school dances, but she chalked it up as her first success. She went on to write several more stories, including a series featuring her own gang of mystery-solving teens, keeping her pen moving despite teenage hormones and a cross-country move to South Carolina.
Having dreamed of becoming a Rock Star, more along the lines of Amy Grant than Britney Spears, Anna attended college in Music City USA Nashville, Tennessee. There, she met her husband while acting in a school production of Our Town. They married just before she graduated summa cum laude from Lipscomb University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and a minor in Psychology. Discovering she was better trained to sing opera than Top 40, and uncertain where her future lay, she found work as an administrative assistant while she tried to find herself again.
Having dreamed of becoming a Rock Star, more along the lines of Amy Grant than Britney Spears, Anna attended college in Music City USA Nashville, Tennessee. There, she met her husband while acting in a school production of Our Town. They married just before she graduated summa cum laude from Lipscomb University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and a minor in Psychology. Discovering she was better trained to sing opera than Top 40, and uncertain where her future lay, she found work as an administrative assistant while she tried to find herself again.
Genres: Historical Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Historical
New Books
Series
Lady Darby Mystery
1. The Anatomist's Wife (2012)
2. Mortal Arts (2013)
3. A Grave Matter (2014)
4. A Study in Death (2015)
4.5. A Pressing Engagement (2016)
5. As Death Draws Near (2016)
6. A Brush with Shadows (2018)
7. An Artless Demise (2019)
8. A Stroke of Malice (2020)
9. A Wicked Conceit (2021)
10. A Perilous Perspective (2022)
11. A Fatal Illusion (2023)
12. A Deceptive Composition (2024)
1. The Anatomist's Wife (2012)
2. Mortal Arts (2013)
3. A Grave Matter (2014)
4. A Study in Death (2015)
4.5. A Pressing Engagement (2016)
5. As Death Draws Near (2016)
6. A Brush with Shadows (2018)
7. An Artless Demise (2019)
8. A Stroke of Malice (2020)
9. A Wicked Conceit (2021)
10. A Perilous Perspective (2022)
11. A Fatal Illusion (2023)
12. A Deceptive Composition (2024)
Verity Kent
1. This Side of Murder (2017)
2. Treacherous Is the Night (2018)
3. Penny for Your Secrets (2019)
4. A Pretty Deceit (2020)
5. Murder Most Fair (2021)
6. A Certain Darkness (2022)
1. This Side of Murder (2017)
2. Treacherous Is the Night (2018)
3. Penny for Your Secrets (2019)
4. A Pretty Deceit (2020)
5. Murder Most Fair (2021)
6. A Certain Darkness (2022)
Novels
Omnibus editions
Awards
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Anna Lee Huber recommends

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Murder at Mallowan Hall (2021)
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