Marguerite Mooers

Marguerite Mooers worked as a teacher in a medium security prison in upstate New York before retiring to write (you guessed it) murder mysteries. Marguerite began her writing career writing short stories and poems, a number of which have been published and won awards. Follow her on her website margueritemooers.com Several years ago, the murder of a child in her home town, prompted her to write her first novel Take My Hand (2014) which features Detective Chris Bellini, and also has a character who works in a medium security prison. Her second book The Shelter of Darkness (2015) has as its main character a man with leprosy who flees the Louisiana leprosarium to hide out in Northern New York. When he befriends a young woman fleeing her abusive husband, he is charged with murder. A Casualty of Hope (just published in 2016) features a woman searching for her birth mother and this one takes place partly in Northern New York and partly in Texas. In addition to writing, Marguerite is a watercolorist and and watercolor teacher Marguerite is the doting grandmother of four, and loving wife (of many years) to Richard. Together they are active in a local lifelong learning organization, as well as being hikers, kayackers and travelers. Writing keeps her active, and crafting interesting murder mysteries, keeps her from getting bored.