I didn't start writing books until my second child was born.  (Before that, I wrote scripts and articles for clients.)  Since then, some 20 years ago, I've published over a dozen books, beginning with non-fiction (STEPMOTHERS, BIRTHMOTHERS) and humor (I LOVE HIM, BUT..., I LOVE HER, BUT..., PLEASE DON'T KISS ME AT THE BUS STOP, IF SHE WEREN'T MY BEST FRIEND, I'D KILL HER, and AMERICA'S DUMBEST DATES.)

Lately, I've been writing suspense/mysteries, which I like because I see them as a paradigm for life.  Life itself is, after all, a suspense story.  We never know what will happen when or where.  We all face hurdles and struggle to survive.  Mystery/suspense translates that process into story form.  The villain/crime is the hurdle.  The solution is survival.  This is, I think, why the genre has such lasting appeal: everyone can relate to it.  We all feel vicarious relief and triumph when the evil-doer is taken down and "normal" life restored.  For a while.

All my books deal with relationships.  My characters deal with humdrum real life--paying bills, taking care of the house, dealing with a romantic partner, having kids and friends and parents, etc.--even in the face of menacing danger or havoc. 

The Zoe Hayes mysteries (THE NANNY MURDERS, THE RIVER KILLINGS, THE DEADLY NEIGHBORS, THE BORROWED AND BLUE MURDERS) is no longer out of print; all four are being converted to ebooks and to print on demand via CreateSpace. 

SUMMER SESSION, the first in a new series, is available now, and its sequel will be released in 2012. 

I am a proud member of the Authors Guild, Mystery Writers of America and The Philadelphia Liars Club.

What else?  Do you have questions?  Comments?  Feedback on books or other things?  Let me know.  I'd love to hear from you, and you can contact me via my website, listed below.