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Lesley Diehl grew up on a farm, eventually became a college professor and university administrator, then returned to the world of books. She is the author six previous Eve Appel Mysteries. Nearly Departed is the seventh book in the series. The ties that bind Lesley said she comes from an odd family. She was an […]

Kelly Brady Channick is a former teacher who has taught first, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades. She says she’s always loved making up stories, which is one reason she always managed to talk herself out of trouble. Asbury High and the Thief’s Gamble is the first book in her young adult cozy mystery series. Keeping it […]

Southern author Maggie Toussaint writes cozy and paranormal mysteries, romantic suspense, and dystopian fiction. She has twenty published novels and is a three-time finalist for Georgia Author of the Year. She’s won three Silver Falchions, the Readers’ Choice, and the EPIC Awards. She lives in coastal Georgia, where secrets, heritage, and ancient oaks cast long […]

Judith Gonda is a mystery writer and Ph.D. psychologist with a penchant for Pomeranians and puns, so it’s not surprising that psychology, Poms, and puns pop up in her amateur sleuth mysteries featuring California landscape architect Tory Benning. Murder in the Secret Maze is Judith’s first book in the Tory Benning Mystery series. The beginnings of Murder […]

Elena Taylor is a former playwright and director, and the author of the Eddie Shoes mysteries under the name Elena Hartwell. All We Buried is the first book in the Sheriff Bet Rivers Mystery series. Facing challenges “The things that matter most to me are primarily about the natural world,” Elena said. “I love animals and […]

Shelly Frome is professor of dramatic arts emeritus at the University of Connecticut, a former professional actor, and a writer. Miranda and the D-Day Caper is an unusual entry in the cozy mystery genre because it’s intended to be a standalone novel. The rise of the tribe Shelly said that Miranda and the D-Day Caper grew from a […]

Julie Seedorf has worn many hats, but writing is her favorite. She’s the author of the Fuchsia, Minnesota mystery series and also writes a column for her local newspaper. In A Small Town Can be #Murder, Julie brings us more Minnesota mysteries.  Small towns with big issues Julie said she’s not really sure where her book […]

James J. Cudney lives in New York City. He spent twenty years building a technology career in the retail, sports, media, and entertainment industries. He always felt a passion for books pulling at him, however. Frozen Stiff Drink is his sixth mystery in the Braxton Campus Mysteries series. The issues in life “My books contain diverse characters […]

Jodi Rath has a passion for both mysteries and education which has led her to combine the two. She now he splits her time between working as an adjunct for Ohio teachers and creating mischief in her fictional writing. As a high school English teacher, she used fiction and non-fiction to focus on themes and central ideas. […]