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First Published:
Dec 2004, 262 pages
Paperback:
Jan 2006, 252 pages
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Priscilla Royal grew up in British Columbia and has a
degree in world literature from San Francisco State University, where
she discovered the beauty of medieval literature. Until recently, she
worked for the Federal government in a variety of positions. She is a theater fan as well as reader of
history, mysteries, and fiction of lesser violence. She now lives in
Northern California and belongs to the California Writers Club and
Sisters in Crime.
When she published her first book,
Wine
of Violence in late 2003, Priscilla Royal gave credit to the team at her publishers,
Poisoned Pen Press, 'for making my 50-year-old dream come true'.
Useful link: Priscilla
Royal's website.
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