

When someone poisons a man's Christmas gift, a local businesswoman searches for the killer in the delightful sleuth mystery, The Murder Before Christmas by Michele Pariza Wacek. Reviewed by Susan Sewell for Readers' Favorite When she's not writing, she's usually reading, hanging out with her dog, or watching the Food Network and imagining she's an awesome cook. Michele grew up in Wisconsin, (hence why all her books take place there), and still visits regularly, but she herself escaped the cold and now lives in the mountains of Prescott, Arizona with her husband and southern squirrel hunter Cassie.

If that wasn't enough, she posts lots of fun things on her blog, including short stories, puzzles, recipes and more, at. They're clean and twisty, and range from psychological thrillers to cozies, with a dash of romance and supernatural thrown into the mix. It took some time (and some detours) but now she does spend much of her time writing stories. A USA Today Bestselling, award-winning author, Michele taught herself to read at 3 years old because she wanted to write stories so badly.
