The world MacInerney created for her first two novels is an island community off the coast of Maine that is on the cusp of losing its charm and small-town allure to a resort developer. The result is a series in the culinary-or "cozy"-genre called the "Gray Whale Inn Mysteries." MacInerney's goal as a writer, as she stated to Austin American-Statesman staff writer Kitty Crider, is simple: "To create this wonderful little world that people can escape to." A trip to visit friends on a remote island in Maine reminded her of childhood summers spent with her grandparents on Pool's Island in Newfoundland, Canada this triggered the idea of writing a murder-mystery set in the picturesque region. SIDELIGHTS:Ī woman with eclectic interests, Karen MacInerney majored in German in college, worked in advertising and public relations, and left her career to pursue a graduate degree in ecology. (With Barbara Burnett Smith) Beads of Doubt, Berkley ( New York, NY), 2007.Ĭoauthor of the blog Cozy Chicks. Murder on the Rocks (first novel in the "Gray Whale Inn Mystery" series), Midnight Ink (Woodbury, MN), 2006.ĭead and Berried (second novel in the "Gray Whale Inn Mystery" series), Midnight Ink (Woodbury, MN), 2007. Sisters in Crime, Writers League of Texas, Austin Mystery Writers (founder). University of Texas, Austin, writing instructor worked previously as a public relations writer and advertising account executive. Education: Undergraduate degree in German graduate studies in ecology.
sortTitle Murder on the Rocks crossRefId 469043 series The Gray Whale Inn Mystery publisher Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.Born 1970 married children: two. Murder on the Rocks is an Agatha Award nominee. Can Natalie track down the true killer before she's hauled off to jail.or becomes the next victim? Now the police and much of the town think she's guilty. Just when it seems like things can't get any worse, Natalie finds Katz dead. Worried about the birds, the inevitable transformation of the sleepy fishing community, and her livelihood, Natalie takes a public stand against the project. The overbearing land developer plans to build a resort next door where an endangered colony of black-chinned terns is nesting. She adores whipping up buttery muffins and other rich breakfast treats for her guests until Bernard Katz checks in. Trading in Texas heat for Maine's tangy salt air, Natalie Barnes risked it all to buy the Gray Whale Inn, a quaint bed and breakfast on Cranberry Island.
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