Elaine L. Orr

Elaine L. Orr is the Amazon bestselling author of the Jolie Gentil cozy mystery series, whose eleven books are set at the Jersey shore. "Behind the Walls" was a finalist for the 2014 Chanticleer Mystery and Mayhem Awards. Her first book, "Secrets of the Gap," features the Roman Baths in Bath, England. Annie Acorn Publishing issued the first book in Elaine's River's Edge cozy mystery series, "Newsprint to Footprints," in late fall 2015, followed by "Demise of a Devious Neighbor" in 2016. "Demise of a Devious Suspect" will be out in summer 2018. Elaine also produces plays including the one-act, "Common Ground," published in 2015. Her novellas could be called reflective fiction. "Falling Into Place" features World War II vet Everett as he navigates life and family -- a story told with humor and grace. "In the Shadow of Light" gives voice to Corozon and her family as they are caught up in the horrendous U.S. policy to separate parents and children at the U.S. Mexico border. Elaine conducts presentations on electronic publishing and other writing-related topics. She also teaches online courses via Teachable at http://lifelong-dreams.teachable.com/. Find out how she wrote so many books so quickly via these practical classes. You can also request to get her monthly newsletter, which has info on new books, publishing tips, and notices of free books. Go to: http://eepurl.com/crf3F1 A member of Sisters in Crime, Elaine grew up in Maryland and moved to the Midwestern U.S. in 1994. Elaine graduated from the University of Dayton with a BA in Political Science and from the American University with an MA in Government. She did some journalism course work at the University of Maryland and has taken fiction courses from The Writer's Center in Bethesda, MD, the University of Iowa Summer Writing Festival, and Georgetown University's Continuing Education Program. She is a regular attendee at the Midwest Writers' Workshop and Magna Cum Murder.