Books ‘n’ Bytes
"A cross between James Bond and Romancing the Stone….There is action, action and more action in this light-hearted tongue-in-cheek thriller."


TheBestReviews.com
"Funny, clever and a cast of characters that will leave you laughing till the last page."


Dallas Morning News
Ms. Killian's light, charming novel is filled with wonderful characters....an entertaining romp through a beautiful part of Britain.


The Mystery Reader
The landscape is filled with detail that will transport readers....a fun outing for literary mystery fans....


G. Miki Hayden, author of
...a lot of fun and very witty and winsome. I was won over. Diana Killian knows her setting....


TheBestReviews.com
Funny, clever and a cast of characters that will leave you laughing till the last page.


Book Description
Can a love of dead poets save her from following in their footsteps? While visiting her favorite poets' old haunts in England's Lake District, Grace Hollister, an American schoolteacher and literary scholar, stumbles upon the body of Peter Fox face down in a stream. Thankfully, the dashing local antiques dealer is not dead -- but after saving his life Grace soon finds herself pursued by two menacing thugs who are after the gewgaws Peter is hiding. Problem is, Peter doesn't have any gewgaws. He doesn't even know what gewgaws are. But he and Grace soon discover they've got something to do with Lord Byron¨and someone's willing to kill for them. As Peter's dark past is gradually revealed, his knowledge of vice coupled with Grace's love of verse lead them straight into the heart of a caper of the highest order -- one that might lead to a spectacular literary discovery and poetic justice for all. A Selection of the Mystery Guild


From the Publisher
The first in the brand new Poetic Death mystery series, HIGH RHYMES AND MISDEMEANORS by Diana Killian is a light, humorous and fast-paced novel. Secret passages, a troupe of quirky characters, and even the notorious Romantic rake and poet Lord George Gordon Byron make for a charming debut. A Mystery Guild Selection.


From the Author
A little romance, a little murder, a lot of madcap. This one is just for fun!


From the Inside Flap
"And what brings you to this particular neck of the woods?" Beneath hooded lids Peter's eyes were as intent as a cat scoping a mouse hole. "The Romantics are my period. Wordsworth, Coleridge... so naturally I wanted to visit the Lake District." Actually it was Byron, Shelly and Keats who fascinated Grace, but it sounded too unintellectual to confess a secret passion for the bad boys of poetry. "Ah." Peter smiled enigmatically and quoted, "That blended holiness of earth and sky." As Peter's rather husky voice unself-consciously quoted Wordsworth, a strange emotion fluttered through Grace. If he had quoted Shelly or Keats she probably would have fallen in love on the spot.


About the Author
Diana Killian is the author of The Art of Dying and Murder in Pastel, which she wrote under the pseudonym Colin Dunne. She is coeditor of the anthology Down These Wicked Streets, and the founder of the Wicked Company writers' community, for mystery and crime writers. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

While visiting her favorite poets' old haunts in England's Lake District, Grace Hollister, an American schoolteacher and literary scholar, stumbles upon the body of Peter Fox face down in a stream. Thankfully, the dashing local antiques dealer is not dead -- but after saving his life Grace soon finds herself pursued by two menacing thugs who are after the gewgaws Peter is hiding. Problem is, Peter doesn't have any gewgaws. He doesn't even know what gewgaws are. But he and Grace soon discover they've got something to do with Lord Byron--and someone's willing to kill for them.