I have a lot of fun writing my stories and I hope you have just as much fun reading them!
I have long been fascinated by the history of Los Angeles’s lost noir neighborhood, Bunker Hill. I incorporated that history into The Cold Kid Case, the first in my zany, 1930s cozy noir The Sparky Of Bunker Hill Mystery series. It is a #1 Amazon Bestseller and New Release, a Firebird Book Award 1st Place Cozy Mystery winner, Author Academy Top Ten Best Mystery Finalist, and a Critters Readers’ Poll Top Finisher for both Mysteries and Young Adult Novels.
Another lost LA world, Chavez Ravine, makes an appearance in the 2nd Sparky, The Cannibal Caper. Sparky’s crime-solving misadventures continue with The Monkey Island Murder, The South Seas Shenanigans, and The Catalina Cahoots coming in May 2025.
Dozens of my short stories have appeared in webzines and print anthologies, including the popular Strangely Funny series, FAPA President’s Book Award Silver Medalist History And Mystery Oh My!, and Cern Zoo, British Fantasy Society nominee for best anthology. TV Monster is my children’s picture book I wrote and illustrated. My work has placed in numerous competitions, including the Writers Digest Screenplay Competition and Shriekfest Film Festival.
I am a member of Sisters in Crime, SCBWI: Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, IWOSC: Independent Writers of Southern California, and W&PN: Writers and Publishers Network.
Los Angeles is where I write.
What books do I like? I love a wide variety of books. Follow me on GoodReads and BookBub to read my reviews of my new and old favorites!
