Historical Mysteries - Take a Journey Back in Time With Us, Because...
Murder Can be Fun
Historical Mysteries - Take a Journey Back in Time With Us, Because...
About Murder Can Be Fun
We're a site dedicated to medieval murder mysteries. Lady Harriet and Dr. Stephenson will be committing murders and solving them for you in our series "Murders in the Abbey" taking place in medieval Oxford, England. Be sure to visit our " News and Interviews With Our Main Characters" section for our latest news plus interviews with our m
We're a site dedicated to medieval murder mysteries. Lady Harriet and Dr. Stephenson will be committing murders and solving them for you in our series "Murders in the Abbey" taking place in medieval Oxford, England. Be sure to visit our " News and Interviews With Our Main Characters" section for our latest news plus interviews with our main characters.
And check below for our pictures and bios - get to know us! Because as we all know, murder can be fun!
Doc Stephenson and Lady Harriet
Kindle Best Seller, PenCraft Best Book Award: Hist. Fiction
Welcome to Our Current Historical Mystery
About The Authors
Dr. Peter Stephenson
Dr. Peter Stephenson
Dr. Peter Stephenson
Dr. Stephenson has written or contributed to over twenty books, all but one of which are non-fiction technical books. He has published over 1,000 papers in technical journals, technical trade journals, and peer-reviewed legal journals. One of his peer-reviewed papers has over 15,400 downloads.
In addition to writing, Dr. Stephenson has
Dr. Stephenson has written or contributed to over twenty books, all but one of which are non-fiction technical books. He has published over 1,000 papers in technical journals, technical trade journals, and peer-reviewed legal journals. One of his peer-reviewed papers has over 15,400 downloads.
In addition to writing, Dr. Stephenson has been playing blues and Americana music for 70 years. It is through that performing, and after earning a PhD from Oxford Brookes University, that he was given the appellation “Doc” by the owner of one of his performance venues.
Having visited Oxford several times and being employed by a UK company in nearby Malvern, it was only natural that he would set his tales in Oxfordshire. His academic experience in Oxford town sealed the deal and resulted in his first historical novel, The Whispering Dead of Rewley Abbey— Book 1 in the “Murders in the Abbey” series— which reached the Amazon Kindle best seller list and won a Pencraft award for literary excellence in the winter of 2025. He now writes with his collaborator and writing partner, Lady Harriet.
Dr. Stephenson lives with two Savannah cats on a pond in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Starting a “new” career at the age of 80, Doc reckons that he has only about the next 20 years to finish the series and retire – again – perhaps this time to Oxford.
Lady Harriet Taggart
Dr. Peter Stephenson
Dr. Peter Stephenson
Lady Harriet holds the legal title “Lady of the Manor,” as defined under English law, and traces her ancestry to Charlemagne’s royal line.
A lifelong reader and devoted genealogist for nearly fifty years, Harriet has always had a passion for stories, whether they are buried in the past or found in the pages of a good book. She is the co-au
Lady Harriet holds the legal title “Lady of the Manor,” as defined under English law, and traces her ancestry to Charlemagne’s royal line.
A lifelong reader and devoted genealogist for nearly fifty years, Harriet has always had a passion for stories, whether they are buried in the past or found in the pages of a good book. She is the co-author of We Are Manx, a self-published family saga that explores her Manx heritage and the history of the Isle of Man in rich detail.
She’s also a photographer who prefers being behind the lens, a word lover addicted to word games, and a fan of wooden jigsaw puzzles. She has traveled extensively, with a deep appreciation for history, diverse cultures, and the unexpected joys that can be found away from home. Her career spanned volunteerism, real estate, and systems administration, but now she happily devotes her time to more creative pursuits.
As she puts it: “I’m old enough for Medicare, but not quite old enough to get a birthday card from King Charles—were I a Brit.”
The Witch of Godstow Abbey,written in partnership with Dr. Peter Stephenson, marks her first (but hopefully not last) foray into historical fiction. With photography, she creates books of images; with storytelling, she creates images made of words.