Claudia H. Long

Family scandals make the best stories! Writing and reading mysteries and historical novels: time travel at its best, in the comfort of our own favorite chair. How else can we visit the far away lands of Mexico, or my current home city of San Francisco, in 1690? or 1920? How about traveling to New York City? Thanks for joining me on our journey together! Writing fiction is like writing legal briefs, only for a willing audience: some facts, some twists, some invention. I spend my non-legal fiction-writing time doing deep historical research, mining family histories, drinking coffee, and embroidering truth with meaning. My writing spans eras and worlds, from 1690 Colonial Mexico, to Roaring 20s San Francisco, to modern-day New York City, World War 2 Germany and beyond. I'm a lawyer, a mother, a grandmother, a weaver and a cook. I definitely have far too much energy. One of my recent books, Nine Tenths of the Law has been optioned for a full-length feature film, and the book’s sequel, Our Lying Kin, came out in 2023 from Kasva Press. The third Zara and Lilly novel, Sisters at an Exhibition, is expected in 2024. _______ Claudia Hagadus Long is the author of six novels, including the new mystery series featuring Zara and Lilly: Nine Tenths of the Law (Kasva Press 2020) and Our Lying Kin (Kasva Press 2023), and coming in the Fall of 2024, Sisters at an Exhibition. Her books span centuries and topics, but all are twisty psychological novels fueled by family secrets and hidden scandals. They are also funny. Claudia is a lawyer by profession, a dedicated weaver and a passionate cook.