About

74 Y/O retired Army pathologist with five published books to my credit. My debut novel, A Knife in the Fog, was an Edgar Finalist for Best First Novel and winner of the 2019 Silver Falchion Award in the Mystery category. In book one I have a relatively young Conan Doyle join the hunt for Jack the Ripper. Book two, Queen's Gambit, involves a fictional assassination attempt on Queen Victoria during her Diamond Jubilee ceremony.
I am represented by Steven Hutson of WordWise Media. https://www.wordwisemedia.com/team I have forensic training and have done about twenty forensic death examinations during my career, (over 200 total autopsies,) and use that background in my writing.
You can contact me via my website at WWW.BHarperAuthor.Com

Other Works

  • Maiden Voyage

    2025
  • Reflections in a Dragon's Eye

    2021
  • Queen’s Gambit

    2019

Awards and Recognition

  • 2019 Edgar Finalist for Best First Novel and winner, Silver Falchion as Best Mystery. Winner of Audiofile Magazine's 2019 Earphone Award for Mystery and Suspense.
  • Silver Falchion Award, 2019 for A Knife in the Fog for Best Mystery Silver Falchion in 2020 for Queen's Gambit for Best Suspense and Book of the Year.