Meredith Cole

Meredith Cole directed feature films and wrote screenplays before writing mysteries. She won the St. Martin's/Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery competition. Her book POSED FOR MURDER, set in Williamsburg Brooklyn, was published by St. Martin's Minotaur in February 2009 and was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Her second book, DEAD IN THE WATER, continued the adventures of Lydia McKenzie. She contributed stories to MURDER NEW YORK STYLE, VIRGINIA IS FOR MYSTERIES, COAST TO COAST - PRIVATE EYES FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA, and TWENTY-ONE WRITERS AND HOW THEY PLOT. Meredith teaches mystery writing and novel writing.