| My bio: I grew up on a farm in central Illinois and have also lived in Oklahoma, Indiana, the south of France, and Florida. A retired accounts payable manager, I currently reside in Colorado with my husband, Bill. Our four grown-up kids are spread out across the country: San Jose, CA; San Francisco, CA; Oatman, AZ; and San Diego, CA. The first Sylvia and Willie mystery, The Prairie Grass Murders, was released by Five Star/Gage in February, 2007. Books in Motion released the audiobook on CD and MP3 download in October, 2008, and Harlequin published a mass market paperback book club edition in February 2010. The Desert Hedge Murders was released in August, 2009 and is now available from online booksellers and through your local bookstores. The Harlequin paperback edition will be released September 1st, available at Harlequin's online bookstore. My first short story for middle-grade readers, When They Brought the Bulls to Arles, appeared in the third Mountain Scribe Anthology, released in May 2009. |
| Site Last Updated August 25, 2010 |

| The Desert Hedge Murders Released August 2009 from Five Star Publishing Order now from amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com |
| The Prairie Grass Murders February 2007 from Five Star/Gage and February 2010 from Harlequin Worldwide Signed copies available from the author Contact Patricia |
| Audiobook and MP3 download from Books in Motion and online audio sites |



