Marilyn Esper Kelsey grew up in Vermilion, Ohio before moving to New Jersey, where she finished nursing school and became an RN. She married and raised three children before moving to Charleston SC, where she continued her nursing career. After becoming a grandmother, she and her husband moved back North.
She retired after 45 years of nursing, but the love of medical thrillers inspired her to begin writing a hospital murder mystery.
In 2016, she published an early grade chapter book, “Missy’s Lowcountry Adventure.”
She has been a member of several writing groups, including a chapter group in Charleston, SC.
The SC Writers and Illustrators, Rehoboth Beach Writer’s Guild and The Mystery Writers of America.