Background
Christine Poulson was born in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
(Relying on the many thorough studies of the subject that ...)
Relying on the many thorough studies of the subject that have appeared over the past decade, Poulson concentrates on areas where she feels there is more to say, specifically the political, religious, scientific, and social forces that shaped the response by Victorian and Edwardian artists to the Arthurian legends. She explores such themes as the queen's robing room frescos, the Idylls of the King, the Grail, and the occult, the beguiling of Merlin, Tristram and Isoud, the women of the Idylls, the Lady of Shalott, and the death of Arthur.
https://www.amazon.com/Quest-Grail-Arthurian-British-1840-1920/dp/071905379X
1999
(A painful divorce brings Cassandra James to Cambridge, wh...)
A painful divorce brings Cassandra James to Cambridge, where she takes up a lectureship in a women's college and moves into her new home, an isolated house deep in the Fens. Suddenly her quiet life is shattered when she discovers the body of her head of department, Margaret, floating in a swimming pool. This death triggers a series of events that threaten everything Cassandra values: her job, her integrity, and her independence. She suspects that Margaret might have been murdered, and she is fearful that she herself might be the killer's next target. Will her skills in solving literary puzzles help her to unmask the assassin? She now has more to lose than she could ever have dreamt: it is her own life she must protect.
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2002
(During her maternity leave, Cambridge academic Cassandra ...)
During her maternity leave, Cambridge academic Cassandra James gets involved in a production of East Lynne and soon discovers that there is as much drama behind the scenes as there is on stage. The director is desperate to revive his flagging career and the maker of a fly-on-the-wall documentary is equally desperate to launch his. As the tension escalates, the crisis is reached when leading lady Melissa disappears before the opening night. Cassandra thinks it is more than just stage fright, for Melissa has left behind her six-month-old daughter. Cassandra's struggles to uncover the truth lead her deeper and deeper into a maze of illusion and deceit. Someone close at hand is not what they seem. Cassandra and her baby are in grave danger.
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2003
(Snow is falling. An old woman reads alone in bed. There i...)
Snow is falling. An old woman reads alone in bed. There is the sound of breaking glass and footsteps on the stairs. Cambridge academic Cassandra James is shocked when her friend, Una, is found dead. It looks like a burglary gone wrong, but as more details emerge Cass begins to wonder. Why did Una try to ring her in the moments before she died? Why did she change her will and deprive the Cambridge Literary and Philosophical Institute of her library of Victorian literature? And that's not all that's troubling Cass. Strange things are happening at her daughter's nursery and who is this other Cassandra James running around Cambridge getting her in trouble? The line between appearance and reality begins to blur.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Footfall-Cassandra-James-Book-3-ebook/dp/B00CQ35A18/?tag=prabook0b-20
2006
(Lisa has a secret lover. Once a month she escapes from ca...)
Lisa has a secret lover. Once a month she escapes from caring alone for her son, who has cerebral palsy, and meets Jay, just for the weekend, free from all responsibilities. It’s perfect until the day when Jay doesn't show up, and everything she thought she knew about him turns out to be a lie. For Jay it was perfect, too. Five years ago he fled witness protection after his wife and son were murdered and began a new life. But he shouldn't have let himself fall in love with Lisa, because now the villains are onto him and he must disappear again.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Invisible-Christine-Poulson-ebook/dp/B00KBZYJJM/?tag=prabook0b-20
2014
(Following a painful divorce, Cassandra James takes up a l...)
Following a painful divorce, Cassandra James takes up a lectureship in a Cambridge College. When her friend and colleague Margaret Joplin dies of an apparent poolside accident, James becomes the acting head of the English Department, as well as the deceased's literary executor. An inspection of Joplin's private papers soon leads James to suspect that foul play was involved in her death and that she herself might be the killer's next target. Will her skills in solving literary puzzles help her to unmask the assassin?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Academic-Christine-Poulson/dp/1906288399/?tag=prabook0b-20
2014
(A cure for obesity, worth billions. A death in a clinical...)
A cure for obesity, worth billions. A death in a clinical trial. When patent lawyer Daniel Marchmont agrees to act for Calliope Biotech, he doesn't know what he's getting into. The first lawyer on the case is dead, and a vital lab book is missing. Daniel and his wife Rachel are hoping biotechnology will also provide a cure for their daughter Chloe, who suffers from a devastating genetic disorder. Then the unimaginable happens, and they face a moral dilemma that threatens everything. Meanwhile, young researcher Katie Flanagan suspects something is very wrong in the lab. But knowledge is dangerous when someone is playing a perilous game.
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2016
(Midwinter in Antarctica. Six months of darkness are about...)
Midwinter in Antarctica. Six months of darkness are about to begin. Scientist Katie Flanagan has an undeserved reputation as a trouble-maker and her career has foundered. When an accident creates an opening on a remote Antarctic research base she seizes it, flying in on the last plane before the subzero temperatures make it impossible to leave. Meanwhile, patent lawyer Daniel Marchmont has been asked to undertake due diligence on a breakthrough cancer cure. But the key scientist is strangely elusive and Daniel uncovers a dark secret that leads to Antarctica. Out on the ice, a storm is gathering. As the crew lock down the station, they discover a body and realize that they are trapped with a killer.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-Heart-Snowbound-stone-cold-killer-ebook/dp/B077BQX82L/?tag=prabook0b-20
2017
Christine Poulson was born in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Christine Poulson received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in History of Art.
Christine Poulson began her career as a curator of ceramics at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in Birmingham, England. Soon after that, she served as a curator of Kelmscott House at William Morris Society in Hammersmith, London.
Poulson then joined Open University in London where she started her academic career as a tutor. She worked as a senior lecturer in the history of art at Homerton College in Cambridge and was a member of the faculty of architecture and history of art at the University of Cambridge. Christine has also been a fellow at Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies in Sheffield, England.
Christine Poulson’s first writing "William Morris" was published in 1989. She also wrote "The Quest for the Grail: Arthurian Legend in British Art, 1840-1920" in 1999, "Dead Letters" in 2002, published as "Murder Is Academic: A Cambridge Mystery" in 2004, "Stage Fright" in 2003, "Footfall" in 2006, "Invisible" in 2014, "Deep Water" in 2016, "Cold, Cold Heart: Snowbound with a stone-cold killer" in 2017.
Poulson has been a contributor to books, including "Tristan and Isolde: A Casebook" in 1995, "Re-framing the Pre-Raphaelites" in 1996, "William Morris: Centenary Essays" in 1999, "Nineteenth-Century Contexts" in 2000 and "Burne-Jones, Morris, and the Quest for the Holy Grail" in 2001.
Poulson’s short stories have appeared in CWA anthologies "Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine" and elsewhere.
(Relying on the many thorough studies of the subject that ...)
1999(During her maternity leave, Cambridge academic Cassandra ...)
2003(A painful divorce brings Cassandra James to Cambridge, wh...)
2002(Following a painful divorce, Cassandra James takes up a l...)
2014(A cure for obesity, worth billions. A death in a clinical...)
2016(Lisa has a secret lover. Once a month she escapes from ca...)
2014(Midwinter in Antarctica. Six months of darkness are about...)
2017(Snow is falling. An old woman reads alone in bed. There i...)
2006Christine Poulson is married and has one daughter and two stepchildren.