Carola Dunn

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Eugene
About Me:
I'm a mystery author with 17 Daisy Dalrymple mysteries (set in England in the 1920s) published and another one the way. I've also written over 30 Regencies. I was born and grew up in England but now live in Oregon.

The next Daisy mystery, Black Ship, will be out in September from St Martin's Minotaur in the US and Constable & Robinson in the UK. The 16th Daisy mystery in hardback is THE BLOODY TOWER set at the Tower of London. It will be out in paperback next February.

My Regencies are out of print now but mostly available as ebooks at www.RegencyReads.com.

I recently finished writing my 50th book, the first in a new mystery series set in Cornwall in the 1960-70s. MANNA FROM HADES will be published in March 2009. And I have contracts lined up for a second in the Cornish series and two more Daisy mysteries. I'm going to be glued to my computer for the next couple of years!
I Am A:
Writer
Website:
http://CarolaDunn.Weebly.com
Books And Authors I Like:
I read loads of mysteries, especially British cosies, as well as general fiction and popular science. For research I read history and all sorts of other nonfiction. The two authors I reread over and over again as the years pass are Jane Austen and Tolkien.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
I don't own a TV and rarely go to movies. When I read about a movie I like the look of, it's usually left the cinema before I get around to going. The last movie I watched was The Golden Compass--It made me want to read the book. The previous one was Being Jane, which I enjoyed though doubting it had much to do with the real Jane Austen. My son is recording for me the JA shows currently on PBS--I can watch them on my computer, some evening when I haven't already spent all day staring at the screen.

Comment Wall:

  • Jackie Tritt

    Hi Carola

    I'm so impressed by the number of books you hae written - inspirational.

    Jackie

    Oct 15, 2007

  • Carola Dunn

    I've been writing a long time, Jackie. I wrote my first book in 1979, was lucky enough to sell it in 1980, and it came out in 1981. But I have to say, when I look myself up on the library catalog, I'm pretty impressed myself!

    Oct 16, 2007

  • Simon Wood

    Good seeing you, Carola...

    Oct 18, 2007

  • LC Fraser

    Hi! Good to see another Yahoo Grouper here (can't remember which groups though - Crime Thru Time maybe?)
    Lynne.

    Oct 19, 2007

  • LC Fraser

    Oh you will make friends here! And likely find lots of new authors you want to read too (sigh). I am on GAD as well as CTT so likely have seen you post at both. Oh and on DorothyL as well (and 4MA and several others but since I don't write or do anything useful I can get away with it). Jeff Marks from GAD is on here too. Actually, I think Jeff is on all three of those lists. This is a fun place.
    Lynne

    Oct 19, 2007

  • Carola Dunn

    It's a great cover, isn't it, Lonnie. The last 6 or so hardcovers have been good, since my editor at last found an artist we both really like.

    Lynne--don't say you don't do anything useful! What would we do without readers?

    Oct 22, 2007

  • Shannon Chenoweth

    Welcome Carola, I look forward to checking out your work.

    Oct 22, 2007

  • carole gill

    Fabulous photo! Love the baby! Is she your muse?!

    Oct 24, 2007

  • Carola Dunn

    It's my granddaughter, Carole, when we were in Cornwall a few years ago. She was 6 months old and is now 5 and in kindergarten, but I don't have so many decent pics of myself to choose between!

    Oct 24, 2007

  • Carola Dunn

    That could be misunderstood. I should have said:
    Carole--that's my granddaughter, Maggie...

    Oct 24, 2007

  • carole gill

    God! You could have fooled me with that long red hair! You don't look like a Grannie!
    By the way, it's incredible that your books aren't published here! they should be!
    I got so fed up with how I looked on here, I decided to put up a Burlesque Queen for an i.d. how nuts is that?!

    Oct 24, 2007

  • Carola Dunn

    I love your "photo"--very disappointed to hear it's not you ;-)

    Oct 25, 2007

  • carole gill

    oh ta! It relieves the boredom!

    Oct 25, 2007

  • Carola Dunn

    I've just joined the LadyKillers blog. Come and visit us at http://theladykillers.typepad.com/the_lady_killers/

    Nov 15, 2007

  • Geoff McGeachin

    50 Books? Congratulations. I'm a late starter at this caper so I ain't never gonna catch up. Got a deadline for Book #4 in a couple of months and book #5 is due at the publisher early 2009.

    Love those covers, they bring over all Wodehouse.

    I never got into Upfield I must admit and the concept of the black/white relationship acceptable at the time doesn't seem to sit well today. I have a feeling that there was a TV series made locally in the 60's that used a Maori actor as Bony which probably says a lot.

    Over the past few years I’ve noticed a number of hits on my website from the Pacific northwest but I have to admit while my travels in the US have gone no further north than SF and upper NY State the Washington State/Oregon area has always had a pull. If I can land myself a US publisher I’ll have to come see what I’ve been missing.

    Feb 24, 2008

  • L.J. Sellers

    I wanted to find a picture/link to post but couldn't.
    Why aren't you at LCC? Or are you?

    Mar 8, 2008

  • Carola Dunn

    Just plain don't have time for conferences this year--I made the deadline on Manna from Hades and I'm already in a panic about the next, in December. This year I can afford the money but not the time--isn't that always the way?

    I'll see if I can find the slug queen online--can't believe it's not there somewhere.

    Mar 8, 2008

  • Carola Dunn

    SLUG QUEEN:

    Here's a great slug page pic with links to more:

    http://philosophy.uoregon.edu/TKasSQ.html

    and here's a Register Guard article:
    http://rgweb.registerguard.com/news/2006/08/26/d1.cr.slugqueen.0826.p1.php?section=cityregion

    Mar 8, 2008

  • Carola Dunn

    Here's a great slug page pic with links to more:

    http://philosophy.uoregon.edu/TKasSQ.html

    and here's a Register Guard article:
    http://rgweb.registerguard.com/news/2006/08/26/d1.cr.slugqueen.0826.p1.php?section=cityregion

    Mar 8, 2008

  • L.J. Sellers

    I have the same time/money issue. A month ago when I thought about registering I couldn't get the time off. Then I got off and had the time, but was afraid to spend the money. Thanks for the links.

    Mar 8, 2008

  • Carola Dunn

    It's great, isn't it? My first dozen or so from St Martin's had very iffy covers, some ok, some terrible, then the art dept came up with an artist both I and my editor love. I still have to remind him/her about things like waistlines and hats, and--horror of horrors--the original of The Bloody Tower cover had the Yeoman Warder with E II R on his chest instead of G V R (you can't really see what it says on the web, but it's set in 1925). They put the wrong one on the ARCs, and I just caught it, thanks to an observant reviewer, the day before it would have been too late to correct for the book.

    Mar 11, 2008

  • Carola Dunn

    Glad you like it. My first dozen or so books for St Martin's had very iffy covers, some ok, some terrible. At last, with Die Laughing, the art dept found an artist both I and my editor love. I still have to remind him/her occasionally about period waistlines, hats etc. but they turn out great. The Bloody Tower was nearly a disaster, however. The original artwork had E II R (Queen Elizabeth II) on the Yeoman Warder's tunic instead of G V R (it's set in 1925). That's what went on the ARCs. An observant reviewer drew it to my attention barely in time to get it changed for the book.

    Mar 11, 2008

  • Carola Dunn

    I certainly am. I'll post to your site with further suggestions.

    Mar 11, 2008

  • L.J. Sellers

    I painted the living room for most of the day and had the computer on listening to music. Then we went for a long motorcycle ride in the glorious sun. Yard work tomorrow. I hope your ribs get better soon. I'm sure I'll be sore by end of the day tomorrow. I love spring!

    Apr 13, 2008