Kate Charles

Kate Charles, who was described by the Oxford Times as "a
most English
writer", is in fact an expatriate American, though an
unashamedly
Anglophilic one. She has a special interest and expertise
in clerical
mysteries, and lectures frequently on crime novels with
church
backgrounds.


Kate lives in Bedford with her husband and
their dog, and
is a former Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association and
the Barbara
Pym Society. Her favourite hobby is visiting churches, and
this
interest is reflected in her various church society
memberships,
particularly WATCH (Women and the Church) and her
enthusiastic
support of Music in Country Churches.