Beatriz Williams is the bestselling author of over a dozen novels, including The Beach at Summerly, Our Woman in Moscow, and The Summer Wives, as well as four other novels cowritten with Lauren Willig and Karen White. A native of Seattle, she graduated from Stanford University and earned an MBA in finance from Columbia University. She lives with her husband and four children near the Connecticut shore, where she divides her time between writing and laundry.Lauren Willig is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. An alumna of Yale University, she has a graduate degree in history from Harvard and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She lives in New York City.Karen White is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of twenty-five novels, including Dreams of Falling and The House on Prytania, as well as the Tradd Street mystery series. She currently writes what she refers to as “grit lit”—Southern women’s fiction. She is a graduate of the American School in London and has a BS in management from Tulane University. When not writing, she spends her time reading, singing, and avoiding cooking. She has two grown children and currently lives near Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two spoiled Havanese dogs.

"A pure delight from start to finish! The Author's Guide to Murder is a mystery packed with twists and turns, some loving (and hilarious) jabs at the publishing world, and a wee dram of romance—all set at a writers retreat in a Scottish castle. What could be better? Williams, White and Willig are in top form in this clever, engrossing whodunnit with a heart.” — Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The New Couple in 5B"Three pros unite again for this fun, dramatic mystery with an exotic setting and delightful characters." — Library Journal (starred review)“An engrossing and sumptuous tale, this novel is a fantastic spring read.” — Good Morning America on The Lost Summers of Newport“Three stories elegantly intertwine in this clever and stylish tale of murder and family lies from Williams, Willig, and White…This crackerjack novel offers three mysteries for the price of one.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Lost Summers of Newport“This triple POV novel comes from the minds of three historical fiction powerhouses, so you know it's going to be a delight.” — Buzzfeed on The Lost Summers of Newport“The Lost Summers of Newport—by a trio of historical fiction icons, Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White—is an elegant approach to the old ‘trouble in paradise’ scenario, spanning generations of deceit in a New England mansion.” — Chicago Tribune“If, like me, you’re mourning the season end of the HBO series, The Gilded Age, I have good news: Atlanta author Karen White along with Beatriz William and Lauren Willig have penned The Lost Summers of Newport, a historic mystery spanning more than a century of the once-wealthy Sprague family residing in an extravagant Gilded Age home in Newport, Rhode Island.” — Augusta Chronicle

Beatriz Williams is the bestselling author of over a dozen novels, including The Beach at Summerly, Our Woman in Moscow, and The Summer Wives, as well as four other novels cowritten with Lauren Willig and Karen White. A native of Seattle, she graduated from Stanford University and earned an MBA in finance from Columbia University. She lives with her husband and four children near the Connecticut shore, where she divides her time between writing and laundry.Lauren Willig is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. An alumna of Yale University, she has a graduate degree in history from Harvard and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She lives in New York City.Karen White is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of twenty-five novels, including Dreams of Falling and The House on Prytania, as well as the Tradd Street mystery series. She currently writes what she refers to as “grit lit”—Southern women’s fiction. She is a graduate of the American School in London and has a BS in management from Tulane University. When not writing, she spends her time reading, singing, and avoiding cooking. She has two grown children and currently lives near Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two spoiled Havanese dogs.

"A pure delight from start to finish! The Author's Guide to Murder is a mystery packed with twists and turns, some loving (and hilarious) jabs at the publishing world, and a wee dram of romance—all set at a writers retreat in a Scottish castle. What could be better? Williams, White and Willig are in top form in this clever, engrossing whodunnit with a heart.” — Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The New Couple in 5B"Three pros unite again for this fun, dramatic mystery with an exotic setting and delightful characters." — Library Journal (starred review)“An engrossing and sumptuous tale, this novel is a fantastic spring read.” — Good Morning America on The Lost Summers of Newport“Three stories elegantly intertwine in this clever and stylish tale of murder and family lies from Williams, Willig, and White…This crackerjack novel offers three mysteries for the price of one.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Lost Summers of Newport“This triple POV novel comes from the minds of three historical fiction powerhouses, so you know it's going to be a delight.” — Buzzfeed on The Lost Summers of Newport“The Lost Summers of Newport—by a trio of historical fiction icons, Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White—is an elegant approach to the old ‘trouble in paradise’ scenario, spanning generations of deceit in a New England mansion.” — Chicago Tribune“If, like me, you’re mourning the season end of the HBO series, The Gilded Age, I have good news: Atlanta author Karen White along with Beatriz William and Lauren Willig have penned The Lost Summers of Newport, a historic mystery spanning more than a century of the once-wealthy Sprague family residing in an extravagant Gilded Age home in Newport, Rhode Island.” — Augusta Chronicle

Beatriz Williams is the bestselling author of over a dozen novels, including The Beach at Summerly, Our Woman in Moscow, and The Summer Wives, as well as four other novels cowritten with Lauren Willig and Karen White. A native of Seattle, she graduated from Stanford University and earned an MBA in finance from Columbia University. She lives with her husband and four children near the Connecticut shore, where she divides her time between writing and laundry.Lauren Willig is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. An alumna of Yale University, she has a graduate degree in history from Harvard and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She lives in New York City.Karen White is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of twenty-five novels, including Dreams of Falling and The House on Prytania, as well as the Tradd Street mystery series. She currently writes what she refers to as “grit lit”—Southern women’s fiction. She is a graduate of the American School in London and has a BS in management from Tulane University. When not writing, she spends her time reading, singing, and avoiding cooking. She has two grown children and currently lives near Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two spoiled Havanese dogs.

"A pure delight from start to finish! The Author's Guide to Murder is a mystery packed with twists and turns, some loving (and hilarious) jabs at the publishing world, and a wee dram of romance—all set at a writers retreat in a Scottish castle. What could be better? Williams, White and Willig are in top form in this clever, engrossing whodunnit with a heart.” — Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The New Couple in 5B"Three pros unite again for this fun, dramatic mystery with an exotic setting and delightful characters." — Library Journal (starred review)“An engrossing and sumptuous tale, this novel is a fantastic spring read.” — Good Morning America on The Lost Summers of Newport“Three stories elegantly intertwine in this clever and stylish tale of murder and family lies from Williams, Willig, and White…This crackerjack novel offers three mysteries for the price of one.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Lost Summers of Newport“This triple POV novel comes from the minds of three historical fiction powerhouses, so you know it's going to be a delight.” — Buzzfeed on The Lost Summers of Newport“The Lost Summers of Newport—by a trio of historical fiction icons, Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White—is an elegant approach to the old ‘trouble in paradise’ scenario, spanning generations of deceit in a New England mansion.” — Chicago Tribune“If, like me, you’re mourning the season end of the HBO series, The Gilded Age, I have good news: Atlanta author Karen White along with Beatriz William and Lauren Willig have penned The Lost Summers of Newport, a historic mystery spanning more than a century of the once-wealthy Sprague family residing in an extravagant Gilded Age home in Newport, Rhode Island.” — Augusta Chronicle