I’ve been quoted in ONE book written by someone
else and that’s Leslie Budewitz, who’s a lawyer and a mystery writer who lives
in the beautiful state of Montana. Keep reading if you want to know about her
prize-winning non-fiction book, which is one I keep at arms’ length when I’m
writing. If you write anything to do with the law you need the book. If you
love cozy mysteries, you’ll read her fiction books also. The characters she
develops are textbook examples any writer could learn from. Subscribe to her
blog AND her newsletter. They are never boring and always educational! And here’s her biography:
Leslie Budewitz writes mysteries and practices law
in Montana. She started writing at four, on her father’s desk. Following that,
he introduced her to the concept of paper, and she’s been scribbling happily
ever since. Her nationally-bestselling Food Lovers' Village Mysteries (Berkley
Prime Crime/Penguin Books), set in Jewel Bay, Montana, feature Erin Murphy,
proprietor of The Merc, a market specializing in regional foods, in her
family's century-old former grocery. Death
al Dente won the 2013 Agatha Award for Best First Novel, followed by Crime Rib in July 2014. Her Seattle
Spice Shop Mysteries will debut in March 2015 with Assault and Pepper. Leslie
won the 2011 Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction for Books, Crooks and Counselors: How to Write Accurately About Criminal Law and
Courtroom Procedure (Linden/Quill Driver Books), making her the only author
to win Agatha Awards for both fiction and nonfiction. Leslie is vice president
of Sisters in Crime. Visit her at www.LeslieBudewitz.com, on Facebook as
LeslieBudewitzAuthor, or on Twitter, @LeslieBudewitz.
