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Karen Haden
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Author of historical crime thrillers. Murder, mystery, secrets & spies in Tudor/Stuart times

Paying in Blood (Baxby #1)
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CW6LKGK7

#CrimeFiction #Histfic #History
Murder, mystery ...
and relentless rivals
Whose side are you on?

Paying in Blood (Baxby #1) 99p
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November 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Murder, mystery, secrets & spies
& court rivalry

Snag Paying in Blood (Baxby #1)
only 99p #Kindle #WeekendRead
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#CrimeFiction #HistoricalFiction #Tudors
November 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#CrimeFiction #HistoricalFiction #Tudors
Would you break a promise to a friend?

Baxby vows to discover the truth about the suspicious death of his friend's wife, whilst struggling to find a good one himself

Paying in Blood
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November 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
#weekendread #crimefiction #historicalfiction
What do you crave most?

Arriving in 1600s Amsterdam, physician Baxby seeks marriage, wealth and the truth about a disturbing murder

Naming the Dead
free via #kindleunlimited & to buy
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
US: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCY3QDT1
October 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
There are different views about what happened when Queen Elizabeth died, the backdrop to my first historical crime novel

Read my thoughts in "King James' Succession - a Robert Cecil masterclass in wielding political power"
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#History #HistoricalFiction
September 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"Innovation, Art and Immigrants: Amsterdam in the Dutch Golden Age" when the city provided a refuge for those fleeing poverty and persecution elsewhere

Read my article in Aspects of History Issue 29
www.aspectsofhistory.com

#CrimeFiction #Histfic #History #Liberty
August 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Escape to Amsterdam with mystery-solving physician Baxby for murder beneath the city's Blue Bridge

Naming the Dead is free via #KindleUnlimited and to buy at www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY3QDT1

"Recommended for fans of C.J. Sansom and S.J. Parris"

#CrimeFiction #Histfic #History #Amsterdam
August 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Check-out my article in August CWA Readers News -
Fictional Crime in Amsterdam

mailchi.mp/thecwa/the-c...

#CrimeFiction #Books
August 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Who do you refuse to forget?

From his prison cell, physician Baxby remembers a young Englishman murdered beneath the Blue Bridge in Amsterdam

NAMING THE DEAD
Alexander Baxby Mystery 2
Free via #KindleUnlimited & to buy www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY3QDT1

#CrimeFiction #Espionage
#History #Amsterdam
July 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Unpacking my first copies at Trevedra Farm, Sennen Cove - a beautiful spot at the tip of Corneall. They look good 💙

#CrimeFiction #Espionage #NewReleae #WeerkendReads
June 27, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Praise for NAMING THE DEAD in this first review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"a hard-hitting historical mystery"
"seventeenth century Amsterdam is the star"
"perseverence of people in the face of fear and hardship is beautifully drawn"
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY3QDT1

#CrimeFiction #Espionage #History
June 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Exciting news! I'm delighted to announce that Sharpe Books have published my second Alexander Baxby novel NAMING THE DEAD

"A well-researched, well-formed mystery"

"For fans of C.J. Sansom and S.J. Parris"

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCY3QDT1

#CrimeFiction #Espionage #Remember #History #Amsterdam
June 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Not much longer to wait

NANING THE DEAD - Alexander Baxby Book 2 - is coming soon

#CrimeFiction #Histfic #Espionage #History #Amsterdam
June 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
After what feels like surviving a storm myself since PAYING IN BLOOD, I'm excited to announce that Sharpe Books are preparing to publish my second Alexander Baxby mystery

#CrimeFiction #Esoiibage #History
May 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Who would you pray for if you thought it would work?

In Morecambe Bay in Lancashire, people remember the 23 Chinese cockle pickers who perished in the sand

For latest Alexander Baxby news see link below ⬇️
April 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Looking for #weekendreading?

Follow ambitious young Alexander Baxby to Lincoln, to discover the truth about the suspicious death of his friend's wife

PAYING IN BLOOD
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March 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Be brave if you know it's time to change career

Not all historical fiction authors are History or English academics from Oxfotd University

Some studied Enginering like me!
March 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Prisoners, including the Belvoir witches, had a good view of Lincoln Cathedral

They were held in the castle's Cobb Tower, then hanged on the roof above

#history #witchcraft #17thcentury
March 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
PAYING IN BLOOD is one year old today

Happy Birthday Baxby!

BIG thanks to everyone who has read the book and supported me over the past year ❤️
March 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
PAYING IN BLOOD
(Alexander Baxby Book 1)
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Be careful of the promises you make ...

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January 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Would you break a promise to a friend?

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January 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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PAYING IN BLOOD
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"historical detail, woven together with action and intrigue, it reminded me of Wolf Hall"
January 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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PAYING IN BLOOD
By Karen Haden

"a vivid picture of life in England in the 1600s and a compelling tale"

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January 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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PAYING IN BLOOD
By Karen Haden

"really pulls you back into the past, with all the senses brought along for the ride"

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#CrimeFiction #Tudor #Histfic
January 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
New Year Giveaway

PAYING IN BLOOD
By Karen Haden

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January 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM