Jennifer has an intense curiosity about crime and the varied connections between the actual crime and the criminal mind.  This propelled her to go back to school and earn a Masters degree in criminology.  Her academic background has helped to prepare her to write in the thriller and true crime genres.

What inspired Jennifer to write her debut novel?

Jennifer's favorite genre has always been suspense, mystery, and thriller books. Her inspiration for Compulsion is really three-fold. First, her love for writing and wanting to complete a thriller novel has been the main driving force. Second, her academic background actually gave her the confidence to write about serial killers and related crime scene investigations. And finally, it was her first hand experience living next door to a psychopathic individual with violent tendencies that consistently threatened her life for more than two years, along with the interaction with local law enforcement. But, this bad experience gave her first-hand research and a great jumping off point to begin planning the characters for the book. It was a horrible experience that ultimately turned out to be a great experience.

Compulsion is her debut suspense thriller novel about a woman named Emily Stone, who tracks down child serial killers on the West coast. She uses her police background and natural ability to get inside the criminal mind in order to gather detailed, on-the-scene evidence. In doing so, she stealthily tracks down the most deplorable pedophiles and serial killers. Then, she anonymously sends her information to the police detective in charge of the case, and another monster is swiftly taken off the streets. Her secret identity is imperative not only for her protection, but to ensure that her hunt will continue uninterrupted. But, when two brazen serial killers are terrorizing women right in Emily’s hometown, she gets too close to the action. She becomes the hunted and must rely on help from a handsome local police detective.