Nancy Fairbanks
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Nancy Fairbanks Herndon is a US lecturer in English and the author of historical romances under the pseudonym Elizabeth Chadwick and mysteries under the name Nancy Herndon and Nancy Fairbanks.
Originally from St Louis, she now lives in El Paso, Texas, with her husband, a University professor.She studied at University of Missouri
and Rice University
and did doctoral work in English at New York University
. She has lectured in English at several universities.
From 1989 she published historical romances
and short stories under the pseudonym Elizabeth Chadwick. She then published seven comic police procedural
mysteries under her married name, Nancy Herndon. This series is known by its protagonist, Texan Elena Jarvis. Her current series is the Carolyn Blue Culinary mysteries, written under her maiden name, Nancy Fairbanks.
Originally from St Louis, she now lives in El Paso, Texas, with her husband, a University professor.She studied at University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
and Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
and did doctoral work in English at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. She has lectured in English at several universities.
From 1989 she published historical romances
Historical romance
Historical romance is a subgenre of two literary genres, the romance novel and the historical novel.-Definition:Historical romance is set before World War II...
and short stories under the pseudonym Elizabeth Chadwick. She then published seven comic police procedural
Police procedural
The police procedural is a subgenre of detective fiction which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. While traditional detective novels usually concentrate on a single crime, police procedurals frequently depict investigations into several...
mysteries under her married name, Nancy Herndon. This series is known by its protagonist, Texan Elena Jarvis. Her current series is the Carolyn Blue Culinary mysteries, written under her maiden name, Nancy Fairbanks.
See also
- Mystery (fiction)
- List of female detective/mystery writers
- List of female detective characters