Katherine Bennett has always been drawn to the stories history leaves behind. A lifelong lover of community, heritage, and narrative, she has worked as a teacher, journalist, stained glass artist, and nonprofit leader-roles that sharpened her eye for detail and deepened her curiosity about how ordinary people confront extraordinary circumstances.
Her Heartland to Hometown Mysteries series blends the intimacy of small-town Midwestern life with richly researched history and the thrill of travel. In the first book, The Next Great Discovery, and its sequel, The Past Is Not at Rest, Bennett weaves genealogy, preservation, and suspense into page-turning mysteries that explore how the past continues to shape the present.
Originally from the Midwest, Bennett has also lived in Virginia, California, Georgia, Missouri, and Louisiana. These places-and the archives, cemeteries, and communities she has explored along the way-provide authentic backdrops for her fiction. When she isn't writing, she can often be found tracing forgotten names through courthouse records, wandering historic sites, or swapping stories with readers who share her fascination with uncovering hidden histories.
Now based in Illinois, she continues to write, research, and imagine new mysteries that invite readers to puzzle out the truth alongside her determined journalist-sleuth, Leni Spencer.
For information about books in progress, bios of characters, and more, visit her website at https://kbennettauthor.com
