Welcome to my website!
I’m Tam May and I write historical mysteries and historical fiction featuring sassy and sensitive women. The eras in my fiction range from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. I’m a lover of all things classic: literature, film, art, and music. I’m very passionate about women in history and historical true crimes too!
If you’re looking for fiction about women who carve out their identity and fight for justice during times when women had no voice, you’ve come to the right place!
In 2022, I launched the Adele Gossling Mysteries, a historical cozy mystery series featuring an independent and progressive stationery store owner who helps the police solve crimes in her small town. I’m launching a new series in 2025 called the Grave Sisters Mysteries set in the 1920s which features three sisters who own a small-town funeral home and are pulled into solving crimes by the county DA. The first book is set to come out in the spring and is available now for preorder.
I also have a historical coming-of-age series called the Waxwood Series about a debutante uncovering family secrets and lies while growing into womanhood in the last decade of the 19th century.
My books are set in the dynamic Gilded Age and Progressive Era. I also have a historical fiction short story collection set in the post-World War II era about women who reject the June Cleaver ideal of the 1950s to find something more for themselves.
You can find out more about my books under the Books tab above. To find out more about each of the series mentioned above and about me, please check out the About tab.
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