I first "met" Virginia and Selkie through a read and review opportunity and have read all of the series since. I have also really loved being part of Selkie's Circle. (see at the end of this post).
About Virginia:
"When a voice wakes you up in the middle of the night and tells you to write a mystery series, what’s a writer to do? That’s how I came to create Selkie Moon, after a massage from a strange woman with gifted hands was followed by this nocturnal message. I sat down at the keyboard until Selkie Moon turned up -- a modern woman with a mythical name. Soon I was hooked, exploring far-flung places full of secrets where Selkie delves into psychological clues tangled up in the local mythology.
Before Selkie Moon invaded my life, I'd been a teacher, an unemployed ex-teacher, the author of over 50 children’s books, an audio-book producer, a workshop presenter and a prize-winning publisher. These days I live in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney with my husband, where I disappear each day into Selkie Moon’s latest mystery. Bliss.
You can read about how the series evolved here: here: http://www.selkiemoon.com/behind-the-..., taking on a life of its own through several versions, guided by readers and editors and agents and publishers. The First Lie has won a BRAG Medallion and the series is now a trilogy + prequel."
The first thing that attracted me to the series was "selkie". One of my favorite movies I watched with my kids was The Secret of Roan Innish which was about a selkie.
From Wiki: Selkies (also spelt silkies, sylkies, selchies) or Selkie folk (Scots: selkie fowk) meaning "Seal Folk"[a] are mythological beings capable of therianthropy, changing from seal to human form by shedding their skin.
The series is set in current time but Virginia used mythology and folklore in each of the books. And there are some really interesting characters!
There are four books in the Selkie Moon series. Each book is set in a different country. (Virginia is working on the fifth in the series.)
Laying Ghosts is the prequel to the series.
The First Lie (Selkie Moon Mystery #1)
The Second Path (Selkie Moon Mystery #2)
The Third Note (Selkie Moon Mystery #3)
Virginia also wrote a book called Leaving Birds which is a " collection of creepy folktales with adult themes." Really good.
You can get a free copy of Laying Ghosts at http://www.selkiemoon.com/.
If you like the series, Virginia has a fun Facebook group called Selkie's Circle, where she shares folklore, funny cartoons and quips and gets fans opinions for her works in progress.
I am so looking forward to book five!
I'm glad you're sharing about these authors, Gayle. Enjoying these posts!
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