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Anna Lee Huber is a prolific award-winning author born and raised in a small town in Ohio. She is the author of the bestselling Lady Darby Mystery Series. Since she was young, her imagination was always boundless. She actually started writing at a young age. In fact, when she was in fourth grade, she wrote her first story and requested her teacher to read it before the class. The story was titled Prom Duty, and it was fascinating since a ten-year old doesn’t really know much about high school prom, but she nailed it as her first success. At her a teenage level, the passion for writing never seized as she continued to write several more stories. It was at this age group that she wrote her first story series featuring her small gang of mystery-solving teens. Despite her teenage hormones and a cross-country move to South Carolina, Anna Lee Huber kept her pen moving as she sharpened and nurtured her writing skills.

She attended college at Lipscomb University in Music City USA-Nashville, Tennese. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music major and a minor in Psychology. It was at Lipscomb University that she met her husband while acting in a school production of Our Town. They got married just before she graduated from the University. After college, she was uncertain where her future lay and so, she was employed as an administrative assistant while she tried to find herself again. Having dreamed of becoming a Rock Star, she discovered she was better trained to sing opera than Top 40.

While she was analyzing and considering her choices, Anna Lee rediscovered her passion for creative expression. She started arranging music, and rekindled her love of writing fiction stories. Currently she is an award-winning author of the bestselling Lady Darby mysteries for Berkley Publishing. She is the RITA and Daphne Award nominated author for her Mystery masterpiece.

Anna is a member of several Writer’s societies and groups such as the Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Romance Writers of America, and the Historical Novel Society. She currently resides in Indiana with her family. She has a beautiful young daughter and a tabby cat named Pita. When she is away from her world of imaginations, she loves to spend time with her family, reading, singing and traveling around the world to get new inspirations. However, most summers she dedicates her time to her four brothers and one sister. They spent this time playing Star Wars, wearing her mother’s nightgowns and snow boots while swinging plastic bats as light-sabers. When she is not having fun or spending time with her family, she is hard at work on her next novel.

The Lady Darby Mystery Series

The Lady Darby Mystery Series is the first book series published under the authorship of Anna Lee Huber. This series is a story about a female character called Lady Darby, who is a widow, an unusual and romantic heroine, haunted by a deadly past and trying to be herself in a society that wants to silence her, in 1830s Scotland. This book series has three published books with the fourth book expected to be released on July 2015.

The first book in the Lady Darby Mystery Series is The Anatomist’s Wife

This book is about a female character named Lady Darby who takes refuge at her sister’s estate after the death of her husband. Lady Darby finds solace in her passion for painting. Her hosts throw a house party for the cream of London society. At the party, Kiera is unable to hide from the ire of those who believe that she is as unnatural as her husband, who was an anatomist who used Kiera’s artistic talents to suit his own hideous purposes.

Although Kiera wants to put her past aside, one of the house guests is murdered, her brother-in-law requests her to use her knowledge of human anatomy to assist the insufferable Sebastian Gage who is also a guest but with some experience as an enquiry agent. There search leads to even more gruesome discoveries and Lady Darby receives a series of disturbing notes urging her to drop the enquiry. However, Kiera is not afraid as she is determined to protect her family and prove her innocence, even though she risks becoming the next victim.

The Anatomist’s Wife is a riveting debut and Huber has definitely weaved together an original premise and an enigmatic heroine setting for a book you won’t dare to put down. She has delivered a fast-paced and chilling debut featuring a clever heroine with a shocking past and a talent for detection. Huber’s protagonist is complex and likeable and the well-plotted mystery is filled with fascinating secondary characters. This book is fascinating, fantastically plotted with twists, and turns that even the most avid mystery reader will fail to predict.

The second book is the Mortal Arts

In this book, Lady Darby’s intrigues continue to follow her wherever she goes. After her incursion into murder investigation, Darby must now journey to Edinburgh with her pregnant sister and family in search of a proper medical care. But there are a lot of things in the city that Kiera isn’t quite ready to face. She is not ready to face the society ladies who are keen on judging her. Also, she is not ready to meet her fellow investigator and romantic entanglement- Sebastian Gage and another deadly mystery.

Kiera’s has an old friend named Michael Dalmay who is about to get married. However, the arrival of his older brother, William, who was also Kiera’s childhood art tutor throw everything into chaos. William has been missing for ten years, admitted to an insane asylum by his own father. Listening to this story, Kiera becomes sympathetic to William’s plight, especially when some rumors circulate about a local girl gone missing. Once again, Kiera has to join forces with Gage and utilize her knowledge of the macabre to prove the innocence of the beloved family friend and at the same time save the marriage of another.

This storyline is dark and interesting. It gives a mysterious quality to both the setting and the characters. The work relationship between Sebastian Gage and Kiera continues to grow to a more personal relationship in this second book. The setting brings the 18th-century to life with its vivid and detailed descriptions. The characters are true to this time period and their emotional qualities enable readers to identify with them easily. The Mortal Arts is well plotted, with many unique twists and turns that stem from Darby’s unconventional role in life. This book is a must read, and is one of those rare books that will both shock and please readers

This series still remains compelling and fresh. It is a definite must read for any avid reader who is looking for a fascinating protagonist and a riveting storyline. Anna Lee Huber has truly written one of the most fascinating mystery series that readers won’t be able to put down.

6 Responses to “Anna Lee Huber”

1. Nancy: 1 year ago

   Just discovered the Verity Kent series. Should they be read in order?

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   • Graeme: 1 year ago

     From looking at peoples reactions to the later books it is recommended.

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2. Lynda Q Stephens: 2 years ago

   I just finished This Side of Murder and couldn’t read fast enough. It was a delightful murder mystery. Thank goodness there are five more stories to see Verity solve more murders. Keep up the good work!

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3. Juanita Porter: 2 years ago

   I listen to your books as I sew. I was on my second go round when I discovered all new books. Thanjs!

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4. Barbara Walker: 3 years ago

   Love your books and all I can say is, More please.

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   • Martha Sue McCain'59ady: 1 year ago

     inished Lady Darby. waiting patiently. I do love istoryical fiction.(English)

     have enjoyed your work. My sister and I are hooked.Have Nearly finished A darkness and waiting for more, oh yes we have read L

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