William J. Palmer is the author of the Mr. Dickens mysteries, including The Detective and Mr. Dickens, The Highwayman and Mr. Dickens, The Hoydens and Mr. Dickens and The Dons and Mr. Dickens. He is the editor of Modern Fiction Studies has published several articles on Charles Dickens novels and reviews books for The Dickens Quarterly, Modern Fiction Studies, and Dickens Studies Annual. He teaches English at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
