Nancy Barr
Barr, Nancy
MI
Susan Bays
Greetings from Michigan's Upper Peninsula, land of long, white winters and short mosquito-ridden summers (actually, we Yoopers just tell everyone that so we can keep this beautiful region for ourselves!). Writing a novel is actually the easy part. Getting readers' attention is much tougher so thanks for checking out the "Page One" mysteries and happy reading! For tour information, see www.booktour.com/author/n.... My e-mail address is nancybarr90@gmail.com.
A transplant to Michigan's Upper Peninsula at the age of 9, Nancy Barr grew up in the tiny town of Rapid River nestled at the top of Little Bay de Noc. She earned an associate's degree with honors from Bay de Noc Community College in Escanaba, Mich., and graduated cum laude from Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., with a bachelor's degree.
Her favorite memories as a young child are of weekly trips to the neighborhood library with her late mother to spend hours poring over books of all kinds. Her love of reading and writing led her to a career in newspaper journalism where she spent several years covering police, courts, schools and local governments for the Daily Press in Escanaba. She served as news editor at the Daily Mining Gazette in Houghton for three years and now works at Michigan Technological University.
An animal aficionado, she lives on the Keweenaw Peninsula with three demanding, but lovable, cats. When not writing, Nancy enjoys hiking and photographing the natural beauty that abounds in the Upper Peninsula.
Her novels include "Page One: Hit and Run" (July 2006, Arbutus Press) and "Page One: Vanished" (May 2007, Arbutus Press). And coming in Fall 2009 ... "Page One: Whiteout"!
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Page One: Whiteout Author: Nancy Barr Published: November 1, 2009 by Arbutus Press Series Name: Page One Mysteries Category: Traditional Main Character: Robin Hamilton, Nick Granati, Charlie Baker, Gina Schmidt, Tony Granati Newspaper reporter Robin Hamilton is suffering a case of the post-holiday blahs when an old friend from Chicago arrives on her doorstep in Escanaba, Michigan, with some startling news. He knows who ambushed and murdered her police officer fiance but he needs her help to find out who hired the gunman and why. They embark on a thrill ride that leads them to Chicago, Miami and back to the Upper Peninsula and will once again change Robin's life forever. Click for more info. |
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Page One: Vanished Author: Nancy Barr Published: May 1, 2007 by Arbutus Press Series Name: A Robin Hamilton Mystery Category: Traditional Main Character: Robin Hamilton, Robin's Aunt Gina, Hank Hamilton, Det./Sgt. Charlie Baker, Alex Breyers, Karl Maki Newspaper reporter Robin Hamilton is on a much-needed vacation with her best friend when she comes across a strange scrapbook in a bookstore nestled at the edge of the resort town of Copper Harbor in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The scrapbook details the 1974 disappearance of a 14-year-old girl whose body was never found. Intrigued by the story, Robin talks to friends and family and soon learns of several other cases of teenage girls disappearing across the region during the past three decades. Click for more info. |
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Page One: Hit and Run Author: Nancy Barr Published: July 1, 2006 by Arbutus Press Series Name: A Robin Hamilton Mystery Category: Traditional Main Character: Robin Hamilton, Det./Sgt. Charlie Baker, Hank Hamilton, Bob Hunter, Hannah Lindstrom, Brett Lindstrom Chicago reporter Robin Hamilton returns to her hometown in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to recover after the murder of her fiance and reconnect with her widower father. Rather than find peace and quiet though, she becomes embroiled in an investigation into the death of a prominent local account in the local park. When the police implicate the son of Robin's one-time babysitter, she is asked to find the truth behind a web of lies and dangerous games played against the backdrop of small-town America. Click for more info. |
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