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Grounds for Murder


Been There, Done That



about Sandra Balzo...

Sandy Balzo Sandra Balzo turned to mystery writing after twenty years in corporate public relations, event management, and publicity. Her first novel, UNCOMMON GROUNDS, was nominated for an Anthony and a Macavity Award, and her first short story, THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER (EQMM), was nominated for an Anthony and won both the Robert L. Fish Award and the Macavity Award for Best Short Story in 2004. Her second short story, VISCERY (also EQMM), won the Derringer Award and was nominated for a Macavity.

Sandy has handled publicity for three Bouchercons (World Mystery Conventions), as well as the International Association of Crime Writers, and has been a national board member of Mystery Writers of America. GROUNDS FOR MURDER, the second Maggy Thorsen coffee mystery, came out in December of 2007 from Severn House and received a starred review from Booklist. The third book in the series -- BEAN THERE, DONE THAT -- garnered a starred review from Kirkus and is followed this year by BREWED,CRUDE and TATTOOED. The fifth Maggy Thorsen novel, FROM THE GROUNDS UP, is in the works.

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UNCOMMON GROUNDS
Five Star Mysteries
Hardcover:  1-59414-195-9
Trade paperback: 1-4104-0236-3

GROUNDS FOR MURDER
Severn House
Hardcover: 978 0278 65496
Trade Paperback: 978-1-84751-027-3

BEAN THERE, DONE THAT
Severn House
Hardcover:  978-0-7278-6653-0
Trade Paperback: 978-1-84751-073-0

BREWED, CRUDE and TATTOOED
Severn House
Hardcover:  978-0-7278-6735-3