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Elizabeth is a citified country girl from the midwest. She escaped the harsh winter weather. So basically she went from the freezer to the oven. She has two grown children and three grandchildren. Elizabeth has a small dog named, Sugar, who is pure love and entertainment! Elizabeth is slowly learning her way around the internet. She loves to Twitter and is becoming more comfortable with writing. She is passionate about books, especially suspense, biographies ... [More]

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  • Literary Talent - John Irving - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Fiction] It has been said that John Irving often uses the literary technique of a story within a story and he uses it masterfully. A few his novels have a character who is a writer. John Irving is considered one of the best novelists in modern literature. He is a master storyteller and comic genius of our age.


  • Classic Suspense Writer - Margaret Millar - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Santa Barbara shows up consistently in Margaret Millar's books, but is often named San Felicia or San Felice. Many years later another prominent mystery writer, Sue Grafton, did the same thing with her character, female private detective Kinsey Millhone, naming the town Santa Theresa.


  • The Prolific Suspense Writer, Dean Koontz, Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Dean had written several science fiction books before he tried his hand at suspense thrillers. He says, "...even the most beautifully decorated, serene welcoming room contains a stunning array of fearsome weapons if one has even the most latent talent for Homicide."


  • Chilling Crime Novelist, Jonathan Kellerman - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Jonathan earned his B.A. in psychology from UCLA. He earned his Doctorate in Child Psychology from the University of Southern California when he was only 24 years old. To support himself while a student, he worked at the university newspaper, "The Daily Bruin," as a cartoonist. In his senior year, Jonathan won a Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award for fiction.


  • Suspense Writing Sensation, Faye Kellerman, Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Why does Faye Kellerman write crime novels? Faye answers in an interview, "There is nothing quite as compelling as murder. It addresses the darkest recesses of human nature much in the same way religion does. One deals with the corporeal, the other deals with the spiritual."


  • Best Selling Suspense Author, Michael Connelly - Author Biography
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Michael Connelly married Linda McCaleb in April of 1984. They have a daughter, Callie. Michael says that he feels that since having a child he has become a better writer because he has become a better person.


  • Stuart Woods, Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] The novel, "Chiefs," got shelved for eight years and was finally published in 1981. The paperback established Stuart as a serious novelist. It was made into a three part television mini series starring Charleston Heston and Danny Glover in 1983. Stuart had a small part as an FBI agent in part three. He said the hardest part of writing the book, "Chiefs," was finishing it. After all it was a story he wanted to tell since he was a youngster.


  • The Queen of Suspense Novelist, Mary Higgins Clark, Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] In 1949 Mary was a flight attendant for Pan American Airlines. Her run was Europe, Africa and Asia. She says, "I was in a revolution in Syria and on the last flight into Czechoslovakia before the Iron Curtain went down." Of course, back then your were like starlets because Pan Pam was the air line to work for.


  • The Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Series Author, Sue Grafton, Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Sue Grafton lives in Santa Barbara where her Kinsey Millhone Protagonist lives, but she has renamed it Santa Theresa in the books. Many years ago another author, Ross Madonald, also set his protagonist, Lew Archer, in Santa Theresa.


  • Classic Mystery Writer, Ross Macdonald, Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Ross Macdonald places his protagonist, the philosophic rough edged private detective, Lew Archer, in Santa Barbara, but changed the name to Santa Theresa. Many years later another mystery writer, Sue Grafton, did the same thing with her character, female private detective Kinsey Millhone. Sue Grafton wrote an introduction for the book, "Ross Macdonald, a Biography," by Tom Nolan.


  • Novelist and Sometimes Controversial Dominick Dunne - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Dominick states that he always felt like an outsider in his own family. He was more interested in the arts and the glamour of Hollywood than in sports and other more masculine pursuits. His father did not understand this and was verbally and physically abusive towards Dominick.


  • Romance Turned Thriller Author Fern Michaels, Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Fern then started writing on her own and what a prolific writer she has been. She says she has never had writer's block. Most of her novels have made it to the New York Best Sellers list. She was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame in 1995.


  • Lawrence Sanders, Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Best selling American author, Lawrence Sanders was born on March 15, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York but grew up in the Midwest. He attended Wabash College in Indiana and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in journalism in 1940. After moving back to New York, Lawrence enlisted in the United States Marine Corp and served from 1943 to 1946.


  • Sydney Sheldon - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Even as he was growing up, Sidney Sheldon loved to read and spent a lot of time at the library. He says he always knew he wanted to be a writer. When he was 10, he wrote and submitted a poem to the popular children's magazine, "Wee Wisdom", in a poetry contest, and won $5. When he was 12, he wrote and put on a play for his English class, his favorite subject.


  • James Patterson - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] James Patterson has been criticized for his collaborations with various authors. However James says he likes sharing the spotlight with other authors. Collaborating brings new and interesting ideas. He says that although it may be a little unorthodox in the publishing world, "almost all TV shows... are done by teams of writers. It's not as unusual as people think it is."


  • Leon Uris - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Leon Uris started writing stories as a child but remained unpublished until 1950, when an article he wrote was bought by Esquire Magazine. That started him writing full time. His first novel was published in 1953 after being rejected nine times. It became a best seller. He also authored several screen plays during his career.


  • Steve Martini Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Steve published his first book in 1988 and has been called a master of legal thrillers. He has received international acclaim. A few years later Steve started writing full time. In 1992 he published the first of his Paul Madriani series. He has also written several stand alone novels. It seems everything Steve Martini writes turns to gold.


  • Lee Child - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Although Lee Child didn't get the bug to write until he was 35 years old, he loved the library and was a voracious reader. He says there were only two channels on television back in the day, and for lack of alternate entertainment, he read. He says he was bitten by the mystery bug even as a youngster and loved book series.


  • Ken Follett - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Author of "Pillars of the Earth", Ken Follett, was born on June 5, 1949 in Cardiff, Wales. His father, Martin, a tax inspector, and his mother, Veenie, moved the family to London when he was 10 years old. He was raised in a strict Christian household. With little outside entertainment, he acquired an appreciation for books and storytelling.


  • Alexander Mccall Smith - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] The author of The No.1 Ladies Detective Detective Agency,Alexander McCall Smith, says that he submitted his first manuscript when he was eight years old and was kindly rejected. When he was 28 years old, he had his first book, a children's novel, published. He says that he wrote around 30 children's books, but he was disappointed to be only moderately successful. Alexander was told that his writing style was too gentle and whimsical.


  • Danielle Steel - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Danielle Steel started and runs the Nick Traina Foundation in memory of her son who committed suicide in 1997. Nick suffered from bipolar disorder and drug abuse. She is active in lobbying for children with mental health disorders.


  • Patricia Cornwell - Author of Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Patricia Cornwell and Fox 2000 are teaming up on a movie deal based on Patricia's Scarpetta series. Angelina Jolie will play the part of the medical examiner, Kay Scarpetta. Patricia has also made a deal with the cable network, Lifetime, to adapt "At Risk" and "The Front", her Winston Garano series.


  • John Sandford - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] In January, 2008, MinnPost partnered with KYSP-TV to send John Sandford and photojournalist, Eric Bowen, to Baden, Iraq for two weeks. They were imbedded with the 2-147th assault helicopter battalion of the Minnesota National Guard. The articles he wrote can be found on his website. He says he still thinks of himself as a journalist. Asked why he wanted to go, he says, "I'm going to Iraq because I'm interested in the war there, and because I'm interested in the cultural dynamics in the Middle East, where I have a good number of friends."


  • Best Selling Author Kathy Reichs - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Kathy Reichs is a Scientist in the field of forensic Anthropology, also known as physical anthropology, and an archaeologist. She is the internationally known best selling author of the books that inspired the television series, "Bones". She is also a producer of the series.


  • David Baldacci - Author's Biography
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] David Baldacci practiced criminal law and then later corporate law for nine years. He says he always loved to read and telling stories, and while growing up, often got into trouble with his tall tales. He says he always wanted to write and started writing fiction as a young child and continued throughout his law practice. He likes to quip that, as a lawyer, he learned a lot about writing fiction.


  • Maya Angelou Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Maya Angelou won a scholarship to study dance and drama at San Francisco's Labor School. She dropped out at the age of 14 to become the fist female African American cable car conductor. Although Maya returned later to complete school, she became pregnant in her senior year and gave birth to her son, Guy, a few weeks after her graduation.


  • Scott Turow - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Times magazine once touted Scott Turow as "The Bard of the Litigious Age." The Los Angeles Times says, "No one writes better mystery suspense novels than Scott Turow."


  • Alice Walker - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Alice and lawyer/activist Mel Levanthal entered into an interracial marriage in 1967 when it was still illegal in some states. They had a daughter Rebecca in 1970, but they divorced in 1976. Rebecca is also an activist and writer.


  • John Grisham - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] John Grisham became an advocate for the abolishment of the death penalty while researching for his book, "The Chamber". He does not believe in state sanctioned killings. He believes that it is morally wrong and there are too many individuals that are wrongly accused. He wrote about such a case in "An Innocent Man, A true Story". This non-fiction, murder mystery and legal thriller, tells the story of the botched investigation, trial and wrongful conviction of Ron Williamson from Ada, Oklahoma. He wants to make people question the death penalty.


  • Janet Evanovich - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Janet Evanovich later started writing in the mystery genre and in 1994 her first Stephanie Plum book was published. The central character, Stephanie Plum, is an inept bounty hunter. These light-hearted mysteries, with a touch of romance, will keep you laughing and wondering when the next book will hit the shelf. Janet claims that, "If we can laugh at something, we can face it."


  • Jeffrey Archer - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] There seems to be mixed feelings toward Jeffrey Archer. He has been called a controversial character, a rogue, humorless, charming, a liar, a cad, charismatic, funny, and a man lacking self introspection. One thing we do know for sure; he is a brilliant writer of novels and short stories and a well-known playwright.


  • Suspense Novelist Jeffrey Deavers, Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] Jeffrey writes fast paced plot driven novels. His books are filled complex twists and surprises. He says that his goal in writing is for pure entertain value. He says,"My job is to scare people and I'll do whatever it takes to grab them by the lapels in the first chapter and drag them through the book.


  • Best Selling Author Tami Hoag - Author Biographies
    [Book-Reviews:Biographies-Memoirs] As a child Tami was a "typical horse-crazy little girl." After begging for a horse, her parents bought her a Shetland pony named Dan. Tami says "Dan taught me responsibility, compassion and sportsmanship." Today, Tami owns several horses, is a skilled equestrian and competes professionally.




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