About Catherine Holder Spude, PhD
Cathy retired from the National Park Service as a historical archaeologist, after working for 30 years conducting or consulting in archaeological projects in national parks throughout the Western United States. She loves writing about Western history, both fact and fiction. The federal government has published six archaeological monographs under her name; she has contributed to half a dozen others. She has published in Historical Archaeology, Arctic, Alaska History,CRM, NOLA, and True West.The Skagway News, in Skagway, Alaska, regularly runs her history features. Lynn Canal Publishing, in Skagway, Alaska, has just published her first historical novel, Sin and Grace.
Cathy writes under three pen names as well as her real name. These various names help her readers identify her story's voice.
She uses her real name, Catherine Holder Spude, for nonfiction and historical fiction based on extensive historical research. Catherine loves romance, so even her historical fiction will usually feature a love story.
Catherine Grant is Cathy's pen name for her series of Archaeological Mysteries, alternating contemporary who-dun-its with historical sleuting by brave and fearless western lawmen. These stories usually start with a real, but very cold case of murder.
Catherine Duncan treats her readers to sizzling romance in the West's national parks in one of its most glamorous occupations -- archaeology. When her heroines aren't getting shot at or oggled by Bad Guys, they are digging up dirt better left uncovered.
Catherine Paragon dares to explore the terrifying world of the future in a series of fantasy romances that ask the question What Happens if It all but Comes to an End and we have to start over again?
Contact Catherine at
montdawn@msn.com
