Praise for the Emily Cabot Mysteries

“McNamara has a keen eye for zeroing in on how a metropolis can fuel and deplete the human spirit.”

Chicago Sun-Times

“[Death at Pullman] convincingly recreates a pivotal moment in American labor history…Besides plausibly depicting such historical figures as Eugene Debs and Nellie Bly, McNamara throws in some surprising twists at the end. Laurie King and Rhys Bowen fans will be delighted.”

Publishers Weekly

“McNamara…proves, if anyone was asking, that librarians make great historical mystery writers…[In Death at Woods Hole] so accurately portrayed is that small-town-in-summer feeling, when towns are overtaken by visitors, who coexist uneasily with locals…I’d follow Emily to any location.”

Historical Novels Review

In [Death at Pullman] a “little romance [and] a lot of labor history are artfully combined…Creating a believable mix of historical and fictional characters…is another of the author’s prime strengths as a writer…[she] clearly knows, and loves, her setting.”

Julie Eakin, Foreword Reviews

“The combination of labor unrest, rivalries among local families, and past romantic intrigues is a combustible mix, an edgy scenario that is laid out convincingly…A suspenseful recreation of a critical moment in American social history, as seen from the viewpoint of a strong-willed, engaging fictional heroine.”

Reading the Past