As King Arthur is a favorite subject of mine, I was thrilled to read about their ‘case’ as I have been lucky enough to have visited Tintagel twice, and I love it. Crispin’s ‘tracking’ usually has Jack and Crispin attempting to find a religious relic, but the author has them leaving London and going to Cornwall specifically Tintagel, the place where King Arthur was born. See more about Jeri at or .Ĭrispin tracks Excalibur! Jeri Westerson’s Sword of Shadows ( Crispin Guest #13) has Crispin Guest, Tracker of London, and his apprentice, Jack Tucker, accepting a job to assist this man in locating ‘Excalibur’, the sword of King Arthur. She frequently guest lectures on medieval history at local colleges and museums, and lives in southern California with her home-brewing husband, a complacent desert tortoise, and 40,000 bees. She has served two terms as president of the Southern California Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, as vice president for the Los Angeles Chapter of Sisters in Crime, and twice president of the Orange County Chapter of Sisters in Crime. Jeri was featured on two local NPR shows, ‘My Awesome Empire” and KVCR-Arts. The page reverberates with passion, and absolutely no wrong can come from vivid characters and a hero to die for.” It finaled for the Seal of Excellence from RT Reviews. Also in 2013, her fifth novel Blood Lance was named one of the Ten Hot Crime Novels for Colder Days by Kirkus Reviews.īooke of the Hidden, Jeri’s debut urban fantasy series released in 2017, Romantic Times Magazine gave it Five Stars and called it “…A flawless tale of adventure, mystery and saucy romance. Her first in the series, Veil of Lies was named Editor’s Choice by the Historical Novel Society Review, her third The Demon’s Parchment received a coveted starred review by Library Journal, and her sixth, Shadow of the Alchemist, was named Best of 2013 by Suspense Magazine.

Los Angeles native JERI WESTERSON is the author of eleven Crispin Guest Medieval Noir novels, a series nominated for 13 national awards from the Agatha to the Shamus.

Sword of Shadows by Jeri Westerson