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Leonora Nattrass



Leonora Nattrass pursued her enthusiasm for late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century literature and politics to PhD level, and lectured in English for nearly ten years. She now lives in a seventeenth-century Cornish farmhouse with seventeenth-century draughts, writing historical fiction and spinning the fleeces of her traditional Ryeland sheep into yarn.
 


Genres: Historical Mystery
 
Series
Laurence Jago
   1. Black Drop (2021)
   2. Blue Water (2022)
   3. Scarlet Town (2023)
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Novels
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Award nominations
2024 CWA Historical Dagger (shortlist) : Scarlet Town
2023 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Blue Water
2023 CWA Historical Dagger (shortlist) : Blue Water
2022 HWA Debut Crown Award (longlist) : Black Drop


Leonora Nattrass recommends
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A Schooling in Murder (2025)
Andrew Taylor
"A Schooling in Murder captures the period brilliantly and what a loveable main character- a total delight."
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The Examiner (2024)
Janice Hallett
"PhD level mystery-making from Janice Hallett... Mind-bending brilliance."
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Berlin Duet (2024)
S W Perry
"I've loved S W Perry's Jackdaw series, but this second-world-war novel is something apart. Beautifully written, humane, entirely convincing and authentic. I admired and loved it. Highly recommended."

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