Lake Union published "The Fireballer" on Jan. 1, 2023. It's my first non-mystery. It's about a pitcher for The Baltimore Orioles. Thanks to all the readers who have taken the time to rate and review it here on Goodreads! Much, much appreciated.

My previous five books are all part of The Allison Coil Mystery Series, set in the Flat Tops Wilderness in Colorado.

Number one, "Antler Dust," was published in 2007 and made the best-seller list on The Denver Post. The sequel, "Buried by the Roan," was published in August, 2011. (Said Margaret Coel: "Flat-out terrific.") It was a finalist for the 2012 Colorado Book Award.

The third, "Trapline," came out in 2014 and won the Colorado Book Award. "Lake of Fire," number four, was published in 2015 and was a finalist for the Colorado Book Award. Kirkus Review called that book "irresistible."

"The Melancholy Howl" (No. 5) was published in 2018. Kirkus Reviews called it "smart and indelible."

I’ve worked as a reporter for The Christian Science Monitor in Boston and Los Angeles, covering a variety of events and issues from the economy, commercial fishing, the environment, politics and all the colorful people and events of southern California.

I've worked for The Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post, also with the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. For six years, I produced field documentaries across the United States and Latin America. I covered the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, NASA’s space shuttle disaster, a volcano eruption in Colombia, political upheavals in Nicaragua, and mudslides in Puerto Rico.