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Earlene Fowler
Earlene Fowler was raised in La Puente, California, by a
Southern mother and a Western father which is probably why
her Benni Harper series features quilts, cattle,
smart-mouthed women, cowboys and a sexy Latino cop. She
wrote literary and commercial short fiction for ten years
with no publishing success when she decided to change gaits
and write a mystery novel.
Earlene’s first novel Fool’s Puzzle and
two sequels were sold within a week of submission to
Putnam-Berkley Publishing Group as one of three lead titles
for their new hardcover Prime Crime Line. Fool’s
Puzzle was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First
Mystery of 1994. Kansas Troubles, Goose in the
Pond, and Dove in the Window were each nominated
for an Agatha award for Best Novel. Earlene finally won the
Agatha Award for her sixth book Mariner’s
Compass. It was followed by Seven Sisters,
Arkansas Traveler, Steps to the Altar and
Sunshine and Shadow, Broken Dishes. It was
followed by Delectable Mountains, Tumbling
Blocks, and State Fair. In March 2009, she
published her second mainstream book, Love Mercy,
which is set in Morro Bay, California, and stars a new set
of San Celina County characters (Benni and family are minor
characters and the book is set eleven years later than the
Benni Harper books). Her fifteenth Benni Harper novel,
Spider Web, comes out in May 2011. She is currently
working on the sequel to The Saddlemaker’s Wife.
The Benni Harper mystery series is set on the Central Coast
of California in a town remarkably similar to San Luis
Obispo. Love Mercy is also set on
California’s central coast in the town of Morro Bay.
Earlene is an avid lover of quilts, folk art, horses, oral
history, cowboy boots (she owns 25 pair), the Central
California Coast and country/western music. She lives in
Orange County, California, with her husband Allen and
Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Boo.
Books:
The Road to Cardinal Valley, January 2013
 Spider Web, May 2012
Spider Web, May 2011
State Fair, May 2011
State Fair, May 2010
 Love Mercy, May 2010
Tumbling Blocks, May 2008
The Saddlemaker's Wife, May 2007
Tumbling Blocks, May 2007
The Saddlemaker's Wife, May 2006
Delectable Mountains, May 2006
Broken Dishes, May 2005
Delectable Mountains, May 2005
Broken Dishes, May 2004
Sunshine and Shadow, April 2004
Steps to the Altar, April 2003
Arkansas Traveler, April 2002
Seven Sisters, April 2001
Mariner’s Compass, April 2000
Dove in the Window, April 2000
Goose in the Pond, March 1998
Kansas Troubles, March 1997
Irish Chain, February 1996
Fool’s Puzzle, January 1995
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