Sharon Kay Penman

Sharon Kay Penman was an American historical novelist, published in the UK as Sharon Penman, who wrote about English and Welsh royalty in the Middle Ages. She was best known for the Welsh Princes Trilogy and the Plantagenet series, and her medieval mysteries, starting with The Queen's Man, were a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery. Her first book, The Sunne in Splendour, takes on Richard III and the Wars of the Roses, and critics praised the meticulous research behind her settings and characters.