2003 Murder Goes South Writer Bios

Phillip DePoy

Phillip DePoy has published short fiction, poetry and criticism. He has written five novels in the Flap Tucker series: Easy, Tooo Easy, Easy as One, Two, Three; Dancing Made Easy and Dead Easy. His newest novel The Witch's Grave will be published in January 2003.

Phillip lives in Atlanta oand is a visiting professor of theater at Georgia State University.

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Gwen Hunter

When Gwen Hunter's tenth grade writing teacher read her first attempts at writing poetry and short stories and told her she had talent, that very day Gwen decided to become a writer.

Gwen has written many novels including those in the Dr. Rhea Lynch series: Delayed Diagnosis, Prescribed Danger and Deadly Remedy.

Gwen lives with her husband in Rick Hill, South Carolina.

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Walter Sorrells

Walter Sorrells is the Edgar-Award-winning author of the legal thrillers Cry for Justice, Will to Murder and Power of Attorney (nominated for the Edgar Award for best original paperback in 1995).

Writing under the pen name "Ruth Birmingham", Sorrells introduced Sunny Childs, a private investigator in Atlanta Graves, Fulton County Blues (nominated for the Shamus Award). A fifth Sunny Childs novel is due to be released in late 2003.

Walter resides in Metro Atlanta.

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Patricia Sprinkle

Patricia Sprinkle decided to become a writer when she was in ninth grade. So after high school, she attended Vassar College which was known fo rits creative writing program.

Click here to explore the long list of Patricia's published works on the Barnes and Noble website.

Patricia lives in Smyrna and is a very active member of the Friends of Smyrna Library.

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