About Sarah
Sarah Smith’s young adult ghost thriller, The Other Side of Dark, won both the Agatha (for best YA mystery of the year) and the Massachusetts Book Award for best YA book of the year. Her Chasing Shakespeares has been called “the best novel about the Bard since Nothing like the Sun” (Samuel R. Delany) and has been turned into a play. Her Edwardian mysteries starring Alexander von Reisden and Perdita Halley have been published in 14 languages and have reached bestseller status here and abroad. They have been named New York Times Notable Books twice, have received starred reviews
Sarah's Titanic mystery, Crimes and Survivors, starring series characters Alexander von Reisden and Perdita Halley, was published in April 2020, at the height of the pandemic. "I put it out independently because I was terrified I'd die of Covid before it was out. Survival was the theme of the year--how could we not only live, but live better, connect more with each other?"
Sarah bio
Sarah's Titanic mystery, Crimes and Survivors, starring series characters Alexander von Reisden and Perdita Halley, was published in April 2020, at the height of the pandemic. "I put it out independently because I was terrified I'd die of Covid before it was out. Survival was the theme of the year--how could we not only live, but live better, connect more with each other?"
Sarah bio