Media
This is a page for media outlets. Includes cover, author photos, interviews, bio, media contacts, and press kit.
Covers: Click to download a high resolution version.
Hardcover, 2009
Hardcover, 2008
Paperback, 2009
Author Photos by Craig Westerson, 2008:
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Smaller photos:
Interviews:
Interview/review in British Weekly
Voice America: Mystery Matters with Fran Stewart , Sept 25, 2009–Serpent in the Thorns
Article: OC Register, March 23, 2009
Julia Spencer-Fleming’s website
The Californian, Oct. 31, 2008
Bio:
Noir and hard-boiled fiction seem to be in Jeri Westerson’s blood. She was born and bred on the mean streets of Los Angeles, inhaling smog and enduring earthquakes. Newspaper reporter, would-be actress, graphic artist; these are the things she spent her time on before becoming a novelist. She took all that gritty edginess and plunked it into the Middle Ages, creating the newest hard-boiled detective, Crispin Guest; disgraced knight turned PI, solving crimes on the mean streets of fourteenth century London in her debut Medieval Noir, Veil of Lies, which was recently nominated for a Macavity Award for historical mysteries.
The Boston Globe called her detective “A medieval Sam Spade, a tough guy who operates according to his own moral compass and observes with detached humor…this book is pure fun.” Booklist said, “…this authentically detailed medieval mystery has an intriguingly dark edge.” Library Journal gave it a starred review: “…Westerson’s mystery debut is a brilliant tale of survival in a hostile environment, where anything can lead to death…Highly recommended.” Historical Novel Society Review made it an Editor’s Choice title: “…To say Veil of Lies is a remarkable novel doesn’t do the book justice. Just when the plot seems set on a fixed course, the author deftly arranges another neat surprise and keeps the pages turning…” The next in the series, Serpent in the Thorns, is now in bookstores and is a finalist for the 2010 Bruce Alexander Historical Mystery Award.
Westerson is on the board of directors and newsletter editor for the southern California chapter of Mystery Writers of America, is a member of both Sisters in Crime Los Angeles and president for the Orange County chapter, is a member of Private Eye Writers of America, and a member of the Historical Novel Society. She is married to a commercial photographer, has a son in college, and herds two cats, a tortoise, and the occasional tarantula at her home in southern California. Visit Jeri’s website www.JeriWesterson.com, or visit her blog www.Getting-Medieval.com for articles on history and mystery as well as author interviews, or see what Crispin has to say on his very own blog at www.CrispinGuest.com.
Publicity Contact
For publicity info, contact Hector DeJean, St. Martin’s Minotaur, 646-307-5560
Agent
JABberwocky Literary Agency, Joshua Bilmes, 718-392-5985, awfulagent.com