I'm Celeste Connally and I'm the author of both the bestselling and Agatha Award-nominated Lady Petra Inquires mysteries set in Regency-era England, as well as the Agatha Award-nominated Ancestry Detective series, all from Minotaur Books.
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord (Lady Petra Inquires, book one) is available now wherever books are sold, and is also available in digital and audiobook formats! And book two in my series, All's Fair in Love and Treachery, is available now for preorder and hits shelves on November 12th!
Thank you so much for visiting, and for reading!
Preorder campaign with Murder by the Book
I'm delighted to again partner with one of the best independent bookstores, Murder by the Book, for preorders of All's Fair in Love and Treachery.
I'd be honored to sign and/or personalize your book before it ships out to you! Please use the Comments section during checkout for signing requests, and thank you so much!
Upcoming Events
I have in-person events coming up in both Houston (at Murder by the Book) and Waco, Texas, (at Fabled Bookshop)! I'll also have a virtual live event with The Poisoned Pen Bookstore! See the image for more information, and please note that all times are Central.
Audiobook News
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord is narrated by the outstanding Eilidh Beaton and is now available from Audible, Libro.fm, and all your favorite places to listen to audiobooks! All's Fair in Love and Treachery, also narrated by Eilidh, will release on audiobook on 12 Nov. 2024!
Two more Lady Petra Inquires books to come!
I'm thrilled and grateful to announce that two more of my Lady Petra Inquires mysteries are forthcoming from Minotaur Books! Thank you so much to all of you readers for helping this to happen. And sign up for my newsletter and follow me on social media at @celesteconnallyauthor for more news!
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord has been named one of Amazon's Top 20 Best Mysteries for 2023!
Read an excerpt
Criminal Element -- a wonderful website to find your next crime-fiction read -- has an excerpt from the beginning of Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord. Just click on the button below to read!
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