New York Times Bestselling Author

Susanna Kearsley

“I’ve loved every one of Susanna’s books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly’s delicate touch with characters—sure recipe for historical fiction that pulls you in and won’t let go!”

— Diana Gabaldon, New York Times #1 bestselling author of the Outlander series

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As a former museum curator, I love restoring the lost voices of real people to the page, interweaving romance and historical intrigue with modern adventure. (Photo: Wendy McAlpine)

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The British cover of Susanna Kearsley's book The King's Messenger, with white lettering against a stylized background of swirled red and gold and blue.

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The King’s Messenger

A story of justice, honour, truth and love – and survival against impossible odds…

“I loved the story. Couldn’t put it down…. thoroughly researched and told with brilliantly compelling authenticity.”
— Barbara Erskine

He is tasked with the most dangerous of missions. She is only there from duty. But in the face of treachery and injustice, might they need each other more than they could know?

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Kearsley has a poetic sensibility and a sense of mystery; she could write the modern Rebecca.

— The Bookseller

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Recent Blog Posts

New beginnings and a newsletter

This year, I blew up my website. While loading a new page at four in the morning, I pushed the wrong button and everything vanished. I couldn’t blame anyone, it was my fault. My fault, too, that I...

What sort of books do you write?

It’s the first question most people ask, and the hardest one for me to answer, because there’s no simple reply. I usually interweave stories from two different times in the same book. Sometimes both...