Career
She received a Bachelor of Arts from Notre Dame in English with a concentration in Medieval Studies. In 2002, while living in New Haven, Connecticut, she started work on her first novel, after being inspired by a passage in Dorothy L. Sayers"s Gaudy Night. Carolyn Marino at William Morrow acquired the book, And Only to Deceive, which was published in 2005 as the first installment of the Lady Emily series.
In 2007, Minotaur Books lured her away from William Morrow.
She is now edited by Charles Spicer and is the imprint"s top writer of historical mysteries. Alexander"s work has been translated into more than a dozen languages and has been nominated for the Bruce Alexander Award and the Reality Therapy Reviewers Choice Award.
She has a reputation for being extremely careful about accuracy in her novels and is meticulous about research. And Only to Deceive (2005).
A Poisoned Season (2007).
A Fatal Waltz (2008). Tears of Pearl (2009). Dangerous to Know (2010).
A Crimson Warning (2011).
Death in the Floating City (2012). Behind the Shattered Glass (2013).
The Counterfeit Heiress (2014). The Adventuress: A Lady Emily Mystery (2015) "That Silent Night: A Lady Emily Christmas Story" (e-short story.
2015) "Preparations" Kwik Krimes, educated
Otto Penzler, (2013).