Anne Rutherford is a pseudonym for Julianne Lee. Lee has been writing historical fiction in several genres, under various pseudonyms, for over a decade. She was the author of the Catherine of Aragon novel, The Spanish Bride, in Berkley's Wives of Henry the Eighth series (under the house name Laurien Gardner) and as J. Ardian Lee wrote an historical fantasy series for Ace.
Praise for Anne Rutherford and The Opening Night Murder “Anne Rutherford brings the world of Restoration England to vivid life.”—Victoria Thompson, national bestselling author of Murder in Chelsea “The world of Restoration London and its theaters leaps off the page in this impressive novel.”—Carol K. Carr, national bestselling author of India Black and the Shadows of Anarchy