Kate Ross

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For the American movie actress, see Katharine Ross.

Kate Ross (Katherine Jean Ross; June 21, 1956 – March 12, 1998) was an American mystery author who wrote four books set in Regency-era England about the dandy Julian Kestrel. The novels in the series are Cut to the Quick (1994), which won the 1994 Gargoyle award for in the category of Best Historical Mystery, A Broken Vessel (1995), Whom the Gods Love (1996) and The Devil in Music (1997), which won the 1997 Agatha Award for in the category of Best Novel. The Lullaby Cheat (1997), a short story featuring Kestrel, is included in the mystery anthology Crime Through Time, edited by Miriam Grace Monfredo and Sharan Newman.

Ross attended Wellesley College and Yale Law School before becoming a trial lawyer and a novelist. She died of breast cancer in 1998 at the age of 41.

External links

I Will Follow, a memorial web site for Kate Ross
Mystery Book Awards
Kate Ross at Goodreads
Agatha Award at Malice Domestic

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Name	Ross, Kate
Alternative names	Ross, Kathy
Short description	Author of the Julian Kestrel Mystery Series; Boston, Massachusetts trial lawyer.
Date of birth	June 21, 1956
Place of birth
Date of death	March 12, 1998
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