R.J. Koreto
Author of Mystery Novels and Short Stories
The Historic Homes Series
Young architect Wren Fontaine specializes in restoring mansions to their former glory. She finds that old homes have old secrets, and bygone crimes may haunt the present. Wren may not read people well, but she knows homes intuitively and finds the solutions reside in the old rooms.
What They're Saying
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Koreto weaves past and present into an engrossing tale of old and new New York. Fans of Fiona Davis will delight in this blending of history with present-day issues, proving that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Victoria Thompson, USA Today bestselling author
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Readers will fall in love with this book and everything in it !!! Koreto knows how to draw readers into the story and you will not want to leave until you know everything about both cases.
Cozy Mystery Book Reviews
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The story expertly weaves past and present, with each revelation peeling back layers of history, love, and jealousy... Koreto’s writing brilliantly captures the Gothic atmosphere within modernist walls, making this a refreshing take on the classic locked-house mystery.
Review Thick And Thin
Coming Soon!
Captain Edmund Winter is a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. A secret government bureau has appointed him as a "special emissary" to solve London's most violent crimes. Powerful people want to stop him from investigating a murder among the aristocracy that threatens to tear society apart, as he finds himself immersed in violent passions and forbidden affairs. He slips into a romance with a mysterious woman who may be the love of his life--if she doesn't kill him. From Histria Books.
BIO
Over the years, R.J. Koreto has been a magazine writer, website manager, textbook editor, novelist and merchant seaman. He was born and raised in New York City, graduated from Vassar College, and has wanted to be a writer since reading The Naked and the Dead. In addition to his novels, he has published short stories in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery
Magazine, the 2020 Bouchercon Anthology and Paranoia Blues: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Paul Simon. His current series features Wren Fontaine, an architect who finds mysteries in the historic homes she renovates. He and his wife have two grown daughters, and they divide their time between Rockland County, N.Y., and Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. (Photo by Dutch Doscher.)
CONTACT
For any inquiries about me or my work, I can be reached at rkoreto@gmail.com.
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