Donalee Moulton

donalee is a professional writer and freelance journalist from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her byline has appeared in over 100 publications across North America, including Canadian Business, Chatelaine, Equinox, Ford Times, Maclean’s, and The Globe and Mail.

Her most recent book Cardinal is part of a Canadian Paranormal Mystery Series. Private detective Em Montgomery is hunting for a missing woman. She expected dead ends. She did not expect a dead girl who refuses to stay buried. Now Em is knee-deep in fog, small-town secrets, and the uneasy sense she’s being watched by more than just wildlife.

Her book Conflagration! — part of a Canadian Historical Mystery Series — won the 2024 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Historical Mystery Suspense. This gripping historical novel is woven around the trial of Marie-Joseph Angélique, an enslaved black woman accused of deliberately setting the devastating fire that destroyed much of Montreal's merchant quarters in 1734.

Her other books include two mysteries involving three yogis with a penchant for solving crime, a murder mystery based in Nova Scotia, and three non-fiction books: one about effective communications, one about media relations, and another about organizational policy.

donalee is also a longtime educator. She's taught communications and writing-related courses at several universities as well as for all levels of government, the private sector, and nonprofits in Canada and the United States. She currently offers a variety of editorial services and workshops to help authors hone their writing and get published.