Elizabeth Penney is the Edgar Award–nominated author of more than seventy novels, including mystery, women's fiction, romance, and suspense. Her mystery series for St. Martin’s Press have sold over 100,000 copies.
As a hybrid author, she has built a career creating commercially successful fiction for a wide range of readers. Elizabeth is particularly drawn to stories that blend strong emotional connections, immersive settings, and page-turning plots.
A former consultant and nonprofit executive, she holds a BS and an MBA. She's also written screenplays with her musician husband. Raised in Maine, Elizabeth spent her early years in England and France. Her ancestors were artisans from Barga, in Tuscany.
She loves walking in the woods, kayaking on quiet ponds, trying new recipes, and feeding family and friends. Oh, and trying to grow things in the frozen North.
Ava Wolfe writes suspenseful stories about messy relationships, buried secrets, and beautiful places where things go terribly wrong.
Ava is the pen name of Elizabeth Penney, an Edgar Award–nominated author of mysteries, historical fiction, and romance. She lives in New Hampshire and draws inspiration from the atmospheric landscapes and close-knit communities of New England.
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