Mysterious Writers

Welcome back to Mysterious Writers which has been on hiatus since Hurricane Harvey. I've missed interacting with guest authors and visitors to this site and will continue to feature veteran writers, including some bestsellers, who will not only talk...

by Patricia Gligor
My Malone mystery series has been an important part of my life for many years. The release of the first book, Mixed Messages, and the subsequent publication of Unfinished Business, Desperate Deeds, Mistaken Identity and, finally, Marnie Malone, has been...

by Marja McGraw
You never know what might inspire a story. In the case of Having a Great Crime – Wish You Were Here, it was a small, friendly town – Battle Ground, Washington. I’ve lived here for almost two years and enjoyed every minute of it. The town is beautiful...

I've always been interested in history and few eras are more interesting than that of our American West. I'm also intrigued by mystery. So what could be better than combining the two?
As trappers, gold-hunters and settlers expanded into the West they ran head on into people they often regarded as less than human but who had cultures as diverse as their own. When conquered, these people were forced onto reservations where it was hoped...