I write historical crime fiction, centering around the years 1895-1927. After decades in NJ, I live in Chapel Hill, NC. marliewasserman.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.social/post/3mnf4lyicgc22Many thanks to thriller-writer James M. Jackson for featuring me and my new novel, First Daughter, on his blog today. I'm particularly fond of his third question, and my answer! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GQPBquxQs/03 Jun 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:rk5jsbbktqqzwuz54srba7za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnf4lyicgc22https://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.social/post/3mmg6iw4frc24I’m grateful to TinaMarie for her heartwarming review of my new novel, First Daughter, and I especially love her comment that “the characters had me emotionally invested.” #HistoricalFiction www.instagram.com/p/DYmTDFhOsKG/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DYmTDFhOsKG/22 May 2026 05:15 +0000at://did:plc:rk5jsbbktqqzwuz54srba7za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmg6iw4frc24https://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.social/post/3mm5hsibiis2fWhat a delight to read this enthusiastic review of my new novel, First Daughter. #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalMysteries #HistoricalThrillers https://guatemalapaula.blogspot.com/2026/05/virtual-book-tour-giveaway-first.html18 May 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:rk5jsbbktqqzwuz54srba7za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5hsibiis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.social/post/3mllhmromhc2nDelighted with the assessment—“an enjoyable and fascinating read”—of my new novel, First Daughter, in the Cozy Up with Kathy blog. Hope you’ll read the full review. #HistoricalNovelSociety #HistoricalMystery https://cozyupwithkathy.blogspot.com/2026/05/first-daughter-review-excerpt-giveaway.html11 May 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:rk5jsbbktqqzwuz54srba7za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllhmromhc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.social/post/3mkxqyisigc2kThe Goodreads Giveaway for my new novel First Daughter runs for 3 more wks. Mixing fact & fiction, I tell the tale of the 1895 imagined kidnapping of Grover Cleveland's child. Sign up for a chance to win an ebook. #Booksky #Mystery #HistoricalFiction #CrimeFiction https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/enter_kindle_giveaway/438234-first-daughter?ref=giv_enter_cta03 May 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:rk5jsbbktqqzwuz54srba7za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxqyisigc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.social/post/3mjs6fpxeck2hHead over to Goodreads for a chance to win a free Kindle edition of my new historical novel, First Daughter--the imagined story of events in 1895 when Grover Cleveland's three-year-old child is kidnapped. https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/enter_kindle_giveaway/438234-first-daughter?ref=give_enter_cta18 Apr 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:rk5jsbbktqqzwuz54srba7za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs6fpxeck2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.social/post/3mjhjdjy6xs2uToday is publication day for my new novel, First Daughter. I thank the friends and family who helped along the way. And a special nod to Ruth Cleveland, Grover Cleveland’s daughter—who, in the world of this story—is kidnapped in the summer of 1895.14 Apr 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:rk5jsbbktqqzwuz54srba7za/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhjdjy6xs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.social/post/3md6gy3flos2kDelighted with the cover design for my new novel. The sweet little girl on the cover—President Grover Cleveland's daughter—faces trouble ahead at the summer white house in Cape Cod in 1895. Publication date: 3/31/26.24 Jan 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:rk5jsbbktqqzwuz54srba7za/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6gy3flos2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.social/post/3m4nrl2uhcs2pMy feature story on Chanel Cleeton’s new novel, The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes, just appeared in the Historical Novels Review. Whether you begin with an interest in Cuba or not, consider reading Cleeton’s terrific book. https://historicalnovelsociety.org/interweaving-timelines-chanel-cleetons-the-lost-story -of-Eva-Fuentes/02 Nov 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:rk5jsbbktqqzwuz54srba7za/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4nrl2uhcs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.social/post/3lvxqsnyzg22vReaders of historical fiction: I want to share my review of Destiny Comes Due, a terrific short story collection by the Paper Lantern Writers. The evaluation just appeared in the Historical Novels Review. #historicalnovelsociety https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/destiny-comes-due/09 Aug 2025 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:rk5jsbbktqqzwuz54srba7za/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvxqsnyzg22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.social/post/3le2yczfxdc2nPanama is back in the news. Two years ago I wrote a historical thriller set in Panama during the time the U.S. controlled the Canal, for better or worse. Yes, our technology built the canal, but the full story was not always pretty.24 Dec 2024 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:rk5jsbbktqqzwuz54srba7za/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2yczfxdc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.social/post/3ldlloj6xxc2bWriter friends, I love all M.K. Tod's newsletters, particularly this one. https://awriterofhistory.com/2024/12/18/inspiration-from-other-authors/18 Dec 2024 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:rk5jsbbktqqzwuz54srba7za/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlloj6xxc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marliewasserman.bsky.social/post/3lcbm54zc7c2gHere in NYC, on an extended Thanksgiving trip, I’m delighted to see crowds of shoppers in bookstores, including the indie McNally Jackson. I had to shoo people aside to get a shot of one of many stuffed mystery/thriller bookshelves. Let’s all buy books!01 Dec 2024 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:rk5jsbbktqqzwuz54srba7za/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcbm54zc7c2g