Jeri Westerson: Author of the Crispin Guest Medieval Noir Series

hanks for stopping by! I’m Jeri Westerson and I write medieval mysteries with an enigmatic, flawed, sexy, and very different protagonist. His name is Crispin Guest and he’s an ex-knight turned detective on the mean streets of fourteenth century London. You might want to think of him as a “Medieval Sam Spade” and these mysteries as Medieval Noir. That’s what makes my detective and these novels so different. They’re full of hard-hitting action and characters with dirty little secrets. Then there’s the added twist dropped in the middle of murder: a relic with mystical powers. They always seem to stir things up, whether it’s something everyone wants to get their hands on or can’t wait to get rid of.

The series begins with VEIL OF LIES where Crispin is hired by a jealous husband and falls into murder and international intrigue. The second is SERPENT IN THE THORNS, a medieval thriller wherein Crispin must stop an assassin before he kills the king of England, and the third is THE DEMON’S PARCHMENT, where a sinister killer stalks the streets and alleys of London. And the latest, TROUBLED BONES, is a retelling of the Canterbury Tales…with murder.

“Jeri Westerson adds to the luster of her work about Medieval errant-knight Crispin Guest with her latest, Troubled Bones.  A creative and enthralling retelling of the Canterbury Tales, complete with a deftly-imagined Geoffrey Chaucer, Troubled Bones will delight Westerson’s many fans and bring in many more new ones. If you enjoy authentic Medieval history combined with modern suspense, this one’s for you.” –John Lescroart, bestselling author of the Dismas Hardy legal thriller series.

BREAKING NEWS: TROUBLED BONES has gotten THREE nominations for mystery awards since its release: RT Reviewers’ Choice Award, the Bruce Alexander Historical Mystery Award, and the Agatha.

And while you’re at it, take a look at the series book trailer here.

“Crispin and his apprentice, 12-year-old Jack Tucker, are among the most courageous and compelling protagonists at work in fictional detection.” –Richmond Times-Dispatch