Maureen Klovers

Maureen Klovers is the creator of the Rita Calabrese culinary cozy series, as well as a traditional mystery series featuring lawyer-turned-bellydancer Jeanne Pelletier. A former spy and middle school teacher, she has a keen sense of adventure: she's hiked through the jungle to Machu Picchu, toured a notorious Bolivian prison with a German narco-trafficker, and fished for piranhas in Venezuela. She lives with her husband, daughter, and black Lab in Arlington, Virginia, and enjoys testing recipes and speaking Italian.