Elaine L. Orr writes six mystery series, including the fourteen-book Jolie Gentil cozy mystery series, set at the Jersey shore. "Behind the Walls" was a finalist for the 2014 Chanticleer Mystery and Mayhem Awards. The Shore Shenanigans series (2025) features a character from the Jolie Gentil series -- former reporter George Winters as a PI. The second book in the River's Edge series--set in rural Iowa-- "Demise of a Devious Neighbor, " was a Chanticleer finalist in 2017.
The Logland series is a police procedural with a cozy feel, and began with "Tip a Hat to Murder" in 2016 The Family History Mystery series, set in the Western Maryland Mountains began with "Least Trodden Ground" in 2020. The second book in the series, "Unscheduled Murder Trip, " received an Indie B. R. A. G. Medallion in 2021. The newest series -- Bay View Harbor Mysteries -- is also set in Maryland, but on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
Even a charming region can have murders. She also writes plays and novellas, including the one-act play, "Common Ground" published in 2015. Her novella, "Falling into Place, " tells the story of a family managing the results of an Iowa father's World War II experience with humor and grace. Another novella, "Biding Time, " was one of five finalists in the National Press Club's first fiction contest, in 1993.
"In the Shadow of Light" is the fictional story of children separated from their mother at the US/Mexico border. Elaine graduated from the University of Dayton and the American University and is a member of Sisters in Crime and the Independent Book Publishers Association. Elaine grew up in Maryland and moved to the Midwest in 1994. Her fiction and nonfiction are at all online retailers in all formats -- ebooks, paperbacks, large print, and (on Amazon, itunes, and Audible.com) audio in digital form.
Books are published through IngramSpark so can be ordered by any bookstore or library. Support your local bookstore!
The Logland series is a police procedural with a cozy feel, and began with "Tip a Hat to Murder" in 2016 The Family History Mystery series, set in the Western Maryland Mountains began with "Least Trodden Ground" in 2020. The second book in the series, "Unscheduled Murder Trip, " received an Indie B. R. A. G. Medallion in 2021. The newest series -- Bay View Harbor Mysteries -- is also set in Maryland, but on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
Even a charming region can have murders. She also writes plays and novellas, including the one-act play, "Common Ground" published in 2015. Her novella, "Falling into Place, " tells the story of a family managing the results of an Iowa father's World War II experience with humor and grace. Another novella, "Biding Time, " was one of five finalists in the National Press Club's first fiction contest, in 1993.
"In the Shadow of Light" is the fictional story of children separated from their mother at the US/Mexico border. Elaine graduated from the University of Dayton and the American University and is a member of Sisters in Crime and the Independent Book Publishers Association. Elaine grew up in Maryland and moved to the Midwest in 1994. Her fiction and nonfiction are at all online retailers in all formats -- ebooks, paperbacks, large print, and (on Amazon, itunes, and Audible.com) audio in digital form.
Books are published through IngramSpark so can be ordered by any bookstore or library. Support your local bookstore!
