Hattie Davish is the main character in Clara McKenna’s mystery series, originally published under the pen name Anna Loan-Wilsey. A traveling secretary in 1890s America, Hattie works for prominent and sometimes difficult employers in different historic towns. Her sharp eye for detail and her habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time make her a reluctant but capable amateur detective.
Hattie is an independent, educated woman navigating the Gilded Age, and the series places her investigations against the real social and political tensions of the decade.
Reading Order
See the complete Hattie Davish Mystery reading order for all books in the series.