01/28/2026
M. A. McLaughlin
**Genre:** Historical Mystery
Marty Ambrose is an award-winning, multi-published author of nine novels, including her recent historical mystery, The Lost Dresses of Italy, published by Alcove Press. This book recently won a gold medal for historical fiction with the Florida Writers Association. Marty completed her M.Phil. at the University of York (England) and teaches composition and creative writing at Florida Southwestern State College. She has also given numerous workshops in the U.S. and abroad on all aspects of writing.
The Lost Dresses of Italy:
Grieving textile historian, Marianne Baxter, travels to post-WWII Verona, Italy, to assist with an exhibit of long-lost Victorian dresses which once belonged to Pre-Raphaelite poet, Christina Rossetti; but, as Marianne uncovers the garments’ secrets, she finds herself in the midst of a far-reaching conspiracy of lies and murder.
