Nanci M. Pattenden is a professional genealogist, and an author of historical crime fiction. After digging into her own genealogy, Nanci uncovered a story about a young ancestor, sent to Canada from an English workhouse, who ended up on trial for murder. This sparked her interest in writing fiction, and launched the beginning of her first novel.

Nanci has published two books, Body in the Harbour and Death on Duchess Street. She also has one story in the anthology, The Human Condition, andseveral non-fiction articles in The Attic (Aurora Historical Society), Ancestors (York Region Branch OGS), and Site Lines (National Historic Sites Alliance for Ontario). Her interest in genealogy, local history and love of Victorian murder mysteries have merged to create a new Canadian Victorian murder mystery writer. She is a member of Historical Novel Writers, Crime Writers of Canada, The Writers Community of York Region, and the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS). She is taking the Creative Writing program at the University of Toronto, has completed the Creative Writing program at the University of Calgary, and has completed two programs with The Institute of Genealogical Studies (Canadian and English studies).

Nanci currently resides in Newmarket, Ontario, and can be contacted through her website at www.nancipattenden.com.

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