Mari Bauer has been writing for years and is Editor and Publishiing of the local newspaper in her area. She has taken extensive classes in foriensics, police procedure and abnormal psychology to give her writing authenticity. To date she has published two novels in the Maddy Sheridan series, both crime thrillers.

  Authors who have influenced her writing are John Sanford, Patricia Cromwell, Sue Grafton and Kathy Reichs.