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Welcome to my Web Site!
I am the author of three mystery series, soon to be three and a half. The six books in the Camilla MacPhee mysteries feature feisty Ottawa sleuth and victims' advocate, Camilla MacPhee, her unique office assistant, Alvin Ferguson, her eccentric friends and her interfering family of Cape Bretoners as well as the new man in her life, Sgt. Ray Deveau. Our sympathies, Ray.
Forty-five minutes north of Ottawa, in the fictionalized village of St. Aubaine, Quebec you might run into my second character, Fiona Silk, a failed romance writer with no sex life, most recently attempting to write an erotic cookbook (as if). Too Hot to Handle, followed Lament for a Lounge Lizard, and is still going strong, maybe because there are recipes included, maybe because of the cover. I love the cover image which was based on a painting by Victoria Maffini.
The Charlotte Adams adventures take place in New York State, about two hours north of NYC, and feature a thirtyish professional organizer, reconnecting with her friends and getting her life and business together in a community in the Hudson Valley. Of course, she is slightly distracted as the bodies pile up, but she's equal to the task. The fifth Charlotte Adams Mystery The Busy Woman's Guide to Murder hits the shelves on April 5th. No extra charge for the organizing tips, which you are free to use or ignore.
The Busy Woman's Guide to Murder is a Top Pick in the April RT Book Reviews with 4 ˝ stars!
BIG BOOK NEWS! My daughter Victoria Maffini and I have signed a three-book deal with Berkley Prime Crime to write a book collector's mystery series. We'll be writing as Victoria Abbott, but you are in on the secret. Nudge. Wink. The first book is called The Christie Curse. We're mixing in
mystery, a bit of romance, a dash of humor and of course, a nibble or two of delicious food. Here we are celebrating the arrival of the contract. It's finally real! Now to get back to work.
I am thrilled that my latest mystery short, “So Much in Common” (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Sept/Oct 2010) won this year’s Agatha award for Best Short Story. The award is presented at the Malice Domestic Conference. “So Much in Common” is also nominated for an Arthur Ellis Award and and Anthony. The EQMM editors have made “So Much in Common” available at no charge at this address.
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