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Lynn Chandler Willis

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Born and raised in North Carolina, I feel most at home in a rural setting where the smell of fresh cut hay lingers. I have an adult son and daughter and nine grandchildren (yes, there is a set of twins in there!), and a brown border collie named Finn who happily sports her own fanbase. I confess to having enjoyed the writing prompts given in junior high English class and I'm a sucker for old photographs.

I'm honored to have won the 2013 GRACE Award for Excellence in Faith-based Fiction for my debut novel, THE RISING. I am also humbled to say I'm the first woman in 10 years to win the St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America Best 1st PI Novel Competition with WINK OF AN EYE (Minotaur Books, 2014). The book went on to be named a 2014
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Lynn Chandler Willis My current WIP is a mystery set in the North Carolina mountains. It's about a small town newspaper publisher whose friend is murdered, and the publish…moreMy current WIP is a mystery set in the North Carolina mountains. It's about a small town newspaper publisher whose friend is murdered, and the publisher's relationship with the local sheriff. (less)
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Thomas Bruso Hi, Lynn. Thanks for the friend!


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