A Staged Death: Lady Librarian Mysteries by Samantha Larsen
About A Staged Death
A Staged Death: Lady Librarian Mysteries
Historical Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting - 1787, Bath.
Publisher: Dreamscape
First Audible.com
Release Date: March 31, 2026
Listening Length: 8 hours and 30 minutes
Author: Samantha Larsen
Narrator: Marni Penning
ASIN: B0GCGRPKHW
A cozy historical mystery set in the 18th century—perfect for Bridgerton fans!
1787, Bath. Mrs. Tiffany Lathrop has catalogued the entire library at Astwell Palace and is feeling rather dull when Mr. Thomas Montague invites her and her husband Samir to visit Bath. Thomas begs Tiffany to help reconcile his mother Catharine, the Marchioness of Harwood, on his engagement to the famous actress Miss Rosalyn Arden—a beautiful young woman with bright red curls and eyes of mismatched color.
Eager to see his beloved, Thomas stops at the Theatre Royal with Tiffany and they discover a dead body wearing a red wig in Rosalyn’s dressing room. The body is that of Miss Julia Shakespeare, Rosalyn’s understudy and the person who has been blackmailing members of the acting company. Not only are the actors behaving suspiciously, but so are Rosalyn’s newly reconciled relatives that cast her off nine years before when she jilted Sir Frederick Bingham, who then married her younger sister.
If all the world is a stage, then someone acting innocent must be the murderer. Can Tiffany solve the mystery before the final curtain?
©2018 Samantha Larsen (P)2026 Dreamscape First
About Samantha Larsen
1.
When did you first
realize you wanted to be a writer?
- When I was 7 or 8 years old and I watched “Anne of
Green Gables” on PBS. I wanted to be just like Anne Shirley.
2.
How long does it take
you to write a book?
- I am a very fast drafter and typically finish writing
a book in two or three months. But then I spend just as long or longer
editing it.
3.
What is your work
schedule like when you're writing?
- I try to write 3,000 words a day when I am drafting.
Sometimes, I can write them in a couple of hours and other times it can
take all day.
4.
What would you say is
your interesting writing quirk?
- When I draft, I often type BLANK in cap locks for
names or things I haven’t decided yet. I draft quickly and then polish
slowly.
5.
How do books get
published?
- For me the process is: draft, edit, beta critique
readers, more editing, send to my agent, more editing, my agent sends the
manuscript on submission to publishers or directly to the editor if there
is already a deal, more edits, send to the proof reader, more edits,
formatting and an Advanced Reader’s Copy created, final small edits, and
then publication!
6.
Where do you get your
information or ideas for your books?
- Mostly from reading historical books from the periods
that I am researching. Sometimes from an article that I read in a journal
or a magazine about a specific historical item or trend. I incorporate
that idea into my story.
7.
When did you write your
first book and how old were you?
- My first finished book was when I was
twelve-years-old. I wrote it in a spiral bound notebook. It was about a
girl basketball player on a really bad team.
8.
What do you like to do
when you're not writing?
- I love to read and go to the movies. Popcorn is my
favorite! I also love playing board games and card games with my kids.
And walking my dog, Oreo.
9.
What does your family
think of your writing?
- My parents are a huge support. They come to every one
of my signing events and always buy books! Usually for their friends
because they already own them.
10.
What was one of the most
surprising things you learned in creating your books?
- I am fascinated by the Dollar Princesses from the
Gilded Age. I had no idea how many American heiresses had come over to
Europe and married into the aristocracy. My novel, A Cash Countess is
a mystery about a Dollar Princess. In my newest novel, Holmes Away
From Home, the hero’s mother is an American Dollar Princess.
11.
How many books have you
written? Which is your favorite?
- At the end of this year, I will have 30 published
books under Samantha Hastings or Samantha Larsen.
- That’s like asking me to pick my favorite child! I
simply couldn’t choose one. But I will admit, whatever project that I am
currently working on is my favorite and that would be Holmes Away From
Home (Severn Book, October 2026).
12.
Do you have any
suggestions to help me become a better writer? If so, what are they?
- Read books in the genre you want to be published in.
Try to read titles that have been published in the last two or three
years. Often agents or publishing companies will ask for three to five
comparable titles.
13.
Do you hear from your
readers much? What kinds of things do they say?
- I love hearing from readers. Mostly they ask when
another book in the Lady Librarian series is coming.
14.
Do you like to create
books for adults?
- Truthfully, I create books just for me and I hope that
other adults enjoy them too.
15.
What do you think makes
a good story?
- Quirky characters, high stakes, and a twist you don’t
see coming.
16.
As a child, what did you
want to do when you grew up?
- Become an archeologist. I didn’t quite make it. But I
do write historical mysteries and romances, as well as teaching World
Literature classes at a local university.
17.
What Would you like my
readers to know?
- I hope that they’ll give Miss Tiffany Woodall and the
Lady Librarian mystery series a chance! Each book is full of mystery,
diversity, books, romance, and humor:
1.
A
Novel Disguise
2.
Once
Upon a Murder
3.
A
Poetic Pox
4.
A
Staged Death
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