Violet Harper’s Newest Short Story

I am pleased to announce that I have another short story being published, this time as part of Malice Domestic’s annual anthology. This year’s volume is entitled “Mystery Most Edible,” and features food-themed stories. Violet is on another adventure in “Mrs. Beeton’s Sausage Stuffing.” Violet Harper fans know exactly what she thinks of the revered […]

Who was Mrs. Beeton?

Isabella Beeton, ca. 1854

If you follow me on Facebook, you know that I like to periodically offer tidbits of advice, recipes, and household cleaning solutions from Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management.

Who was this Mrs. Beeton? And how did she come to write a 1,000+ page tome on the art of […]