NANCY WIKARSKI
Pen Name(s): N. S. Wikarski
The Fall of White City, Shrouded in Thought, The Black Widow's Prey, The Granite Key, The Mountain Mother Cipher, The Dragon's Wing Enigma, Riddle of the Diamond Dove, Into the Jaws of the Lion, Secrets of the Serpent's Heart, The Sage Stone Prophecy, Lucifer's Triangle, The Crone's Legacy
Gilded Age Chicago Mysteries, Arkana Archaeology Thrillers, The Trove Chronicles
Amateur Sleuth, Historical, Locked Room Mystery, Nonfiction, Paranormal or Supernatural, Private Investigator, Suspense, Thriller
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Nancy Wikarski is a fugitive from academia. After earning her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, she worked in corporate America for two decades before becoming a historical mystery author. Her books highlight unknown aspects of women’s history and contain elements of magical realism. In her Arkana series, she foregrounds the latest archaeological discoveries about prepatriarchal cultures around the planet and weaves these facts into fictional artifact hunts. Her Gilded Age Chicago books depict the real issues of first-wave feminism while following the fictional adventures of two amateur sleuths. The author is a member of MWA, the Society of Midland Authors, and has served as vice president of Sisters in Crime-Twin Cities and on the programming board of the Chicago chapter. Her short stories have appeared in Futures Magazine and DIME Anthology, while her book reviews and essays have been featured in Murder: Past Tense, Deadly Pleasures, and Mystery Readers Journal.