Joan Livingston is the author of novels for adult and young readers. Chasing the Case, Redneck's Revenge, Checking the Traps, Killing the Story, and Working the Beat, published by Darkstroke Books, are the first five books in her Isabel Long Mystery Series, featuring a longtime journalist who becomes an amateur P.I. solving cold cases in rural New England.
She draws upon her own experience as a longtime journalist in Massachusetts and New Mexico to create Isabel Long, a sassy, savvy widow who uses the skills she acquired in the business to solve what appears to be impossible cases. She also relies on her deep knowledge of rural Western Massachusetts, where she lives, to create realistic characters and settings — from country bars (where Isabel works part-time) to a general store’s backroom where gossipy old men meet.
She credits her mother, Algerina — the inspiration for Maria, Isabel Long’s ‘Watson’ — for instilling in her a love of reading and the power of the written word.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Isabel Long Mystery
1. Chasing The Case (2018)
2. Redneck's Revenge (2018)
3. Checking the Traps (2019)
4. Killing the Story (2020)
5. Working the Beat (2022)
6. Following the Lead (2022)
7. Missing the Deadline (2024)
1. Chasing The Case (2018)
2. Redneck's Revenge (2018)
3. Checking the Traps (2019)
4. Killing the Story (2020)
5. Working the Beat (2022)
6. Following the Lead (2022)
7. Missing the Deadline (2024)
Novels
The Sweet Spot (2017)
The Twin Jinn at Happy Jack's Carnival of Mysteries (2021)
The Sacred Dog (2023)
Northern Comfort (2023)
The Twin Jinn at Happy Jack's Carnival of Mysteries (2021)
The Sacred Dog (2023)
Northern Comfort (2023)
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