A New Series is Coming!
September 2026
Set in the world of the beloved Dickens & Christie series yet crafted to welcome new readers, Legacies, Lies & Murder launches the Prentiss & Parker Cozy Mysteries with seaside charm, bookish clues, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.
Welcome to Cornwall
The Prentiss & Parker Cozy Mysteries
Seaside mysteries, bookish clues, buried secrets, and Leta Parker and Dave Prentiss sleuthing their way through Cornwall.
Welcome to Astonbury
The Dickens & Christie Cozy Mysteries
Bookish mysteries, charming English villages, a talking cat and dog, and an American expat who has a knack for stumbling across murder.
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Hi, I'm Kathy
Kathy Manos Penn is the author of the Dickens & Christie Cozy Mysteries and the new Prentiss & Parker Cozy Mysteries, where books, animals, and murder are never far apart. She lives in Sandy Springs, Georgia, with her husband and her four-legged office assistants.
When she dreamed of retiring from corporate America, she envisioned indulging in her favorite pastimes—reading, traveling, and writing columns for her local paper. Taking her bucket-list trip to England was a top priority.