Past Event
Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
History & Mystery: One Family's Writing Journey
16666 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, 92027
Three authors will discuss their historical novel The Casebook of Qing and Xmucane, wherein Qing, a young officer in the Chinese Imperial Navy journeys to Mexico with the fleet of Admiral Zheng He in the early 15th century of the Roman calendar. He meets Xmucane, an elderly shamaness living on the outskirts of the Tarascan empire. Together they form a formidable pair of investigators, solving crimes large and small. The process of writing historical fiction, the characters and themes of the story, and the joys and complications of being a team of authors who have known each other for a long time will be discussed.