A. Rushby (also writing as Allison Rushby), was gifted the middle name of Jane, for Jane Austen. Wordsmithing was duly destined and, under several pseudonyms, she has published more than thirty books. She has long been a fan of cities steeped in history, wild, overgrown cemeteries, red brick Victorian museums, the curious and the uncanny. Her novel SLASHED BEAUTIES, a tale of three bewitched and murderous anatomical wax models, will be published by Verve Books in early 2025.