Blackbird Writers: Views from the Nest

Blackbird Writers are a group of mystery and thriller writers who have flocked together to bring you unique and interesting content.

Author of the Sean McPherson novels. Razor-sharp suspense thrillers where crime & justice collide.

Author and adventurer. Exploring the near-future and tech-gone-wrong when I’m writing, the outdoors when I’m not.

Carl Vonderau brings his rich international banking experience to his award-winning novels. He writes propulsive thrillers, but underneath are families that must struggle to stay together and survive.

Raised in AZ, Sharon Lynn developed a profound connection to the English countryside during her teenage years in England, a bond that has only strengthened with her frequent returns. This affection vividly colors her Cotswold Crimes Mystery series.

Amanda Marbais’s short fiction has appeared in Hobart, Joyland, and Willow Springs. She's the author of the short story collection Claiming a Body.

Sharon Michalove writes romantic suspense and traditional mystery as well as being a published historian. She lives in Chicago with her cat, Caro.

Joy pens two Wisconsin mystery series: Deep Lakes and Bay Browning, while traveling with her husband in their Winnebago. Like your mysteries cozy? Deep Lakes is for you. Like to live a little edgy? Bay Browning might be your series of choice.

Author of the best-selling #johncabrelli Northern Lakes Mysteries. RIVER GOLD now available. Outdoorsman, writer for @outdoor_news & other pubs.

Tracey has played the piano since age three. She considers herself a serial artist who also draws, gardens and writes suspense and short stories. In 2020 she founded Blackbird Writers, a flock of Mystery authors.

Award-winning author Kathleen Donnelly writes the National Forest K-9 and Colorado K-9 series. She lives near the Colorado foothills with her husband and four-legged friends. To learn more, visit Kathleen's website at kathleendonnelly.com.

Writer. Editor. Teacher. Wisconsinite. Largely ignored. Still amusing. Member: Mystery Writers of America. Sisters in Crime. Private Eye Writers of America. Wisconsin Writers Association.

Author of the Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries, police procedurals set in the Colorado mountains. Lover of dogs and cats. My veterinarian husband and I recently moved from our home state of Colorado to the Pacific NW.

TK Sheffield writes stories for readers to laugh and escape. Next release: The Valentine Lines, Cupid swaps arrows for scones in a magical screwball comedy. Also author of The Backyard Model Mysteries, and Nellie's Island. Stop and say hi!

Ideator. Creator. Systems Thinker. Educator. COO of Feet Wet Writing.

I love books and music, trees and flowers, walking and baking, pies and ice cream. I'm host for New Books in Literature, a podcast channel on the New Books Network, and I write the Whipped and Sipped Mystery Series (book #4 launching in 2025)

Award-winning author Sheila Lowe writes forensic suspense, paranormal suspense, and nonfiction about handwriting psychology. She was featured in the HBO documentary BURDEN OF PROOF, the Jennifer Pandos story.

A seasoned photojournalist, who documents endangered species and the lives of women and children, Jeannee Sacken is the author of the award-winning Annie Hawkins Series and The Women Who Stand Between.

writer, reader, hiker

Award-winning author of stories inspired by travel & insatiable curiosity. I use my powers for good to help other authors navigate the crazy publishing world by providing editing, book marketing, and promotion assistance.

Christine DeSmet is a farm girl at heart, writer and developmental editor, and UW-Madison grad. She writes mysteries, screenplays and picture books. She is a member of several national and local writing groups.

Laurie Stevens is the author of the award-winning Gabriel McRay psychological-suspense series and "The Return," a sci-fi/fantasy.

Saralyn Richard writes award-winning humor- and romance-tinged mysteries that pull back the curtain on people in settings as diverse as elite country manor houses and disadvantaged urban high schools. Visit Saralyn at www.saralynrichard.com