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LATEST RELEASE

Death of a Forest Fairy

The Fourth Hungarian Tea House Mystery

Hana and her family brave a cold spring night to watch an outdoor theater presentation called “Entering the Fairy Wood.”

During the show, something goes wrong, and it is soon apparent that the tragic fairy tale has dissolved into a real tragedy...

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“Appealing characters combine seamlessly with a twisty mystery in this pleasing tale of love and hate.”

—Kirkus Reviews

on Death on the Night of Lost Lizards

“Buckley weaves Hungarian legends and traditions into the narrative; it is both absorbing and, in parts, genuinely spine-tingling.”

—Criminal Element

“Unreservedly and emphatically recommended.”

—Midwest Book Review

on Death in a Budapest Butterfly

“Buckley’s pleasantly old-fashioned fourth is filled with credible suspects and a creeping sense of menace.”

—Kirkus Reviews

on Death Waits in the Dark

“A solution that is both fresh and surprising.”

—Mystery Scene

on Death Waits in the Dark

“Another deftly scripted and reader riveting mystery novel.”

—Midwest Book Review

on Death with a Dark Red Rose

“Truly a delightful read!”

—Open Book Society

on A Dark and Stormy Murder

“It’s never a surprise that Julia Buckley writes a winner.”

—Suspense Magazine

“Enthralling and compelling!”

—Reviewing the Evidence

on The Dark Backward

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About Julia

Julia Buckley is a Chicago-area mystery writer and educator. Her books span several mystery genres, including cozy, suspense, YA, and procedural. She has written four series for Penguin Random House, one under the pseudonym Veronica Bond. She taught high school English for thirty-four years; now she divides her time between writing novels, listening to audiobooks, chatting with her three book clubs, and tutoring students in English literature and grammar. Her love of literature inspired her to write her Shakespeare’s Bookshop Mystery novellas, available as e-books and soon to be available as audiobooks. Julia and her husband have two grown sons, but their house is still rather full with four cats and a big black Lab. Contact Julia below.