Barbara Thiele

Prior to changing her genre to murder and mayhem for adults, Barbara wrote and illustrated children's stories for her ten grandchildren. She has worked extensively with abused women and children and feels passionate about their rights and protection. In her first novel, Venomous Faith, Vengeance is Mine, she highlighted the abused's plight and raised awareness of this horror in our religious institutions and foster care system. Her historical novel, The Echo of Silent Guns, featured the life of her grandmother Ida Morris, who migrated to Australia after WW1. Barbara migrated from Australia to the US in 1976 with her family. having worked in medical technology and biblical counselling. In her spare time, Barbara paints in oils and watercolours and loves to read historical novels. Currently, Barbara lives in North Carolina with her husband and pug Koda. All three moved from Australia which is also the home of her character O'Malley the Australian detective. In O'Malley Mother son and Holy Hell, O'Malley solves a brutal murder in New South Wales, Australia.