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Earlene Fowler

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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.

Her 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, and Delectable Mountains.  In 2006 her first mainstream novel, The Saddlemaker's Wife, was published to enthusiastic reviews from both fans and reviewers.  In May 2007 she published her 13th Benni Harper mystery, Tumbling Blocks.  She is currently working on another mainstream book, Love Mercy, which is set in Morro Bay and stars a new set of San Celina County characters. (Benni and family will be minor characters in this book.)  It will be published May 2009.

The Benni Harper mystery series is set on the Central Coast of California in a town remarkably similar to San Luis Obispo.

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 owns a purple Ford Ranger truck and lives in Southern California with her husband Allen.

Books

Love Mercy March 3, 2009 Add to TBR stack

Tumbling Blocks
(A Benni Harper Mystery #13)
May 6, 2008
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The Saddlemaker's Wife
May 1, 2007
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Tumbling Blocks
(A Benni Harper Mystery #13)
May 1, 2007
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The Saddlemaker's Wife
May 2, 2006
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Delectable Mountains
(A Benni Harper Mystery #12)
May 2, 2006
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Delectable Mountains
(A Benni Harper Mystery)
May 3, 2005
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Broken Dishes
(A Benni Harper Mystery #11)
May 1, 2005
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Broken Dishes
(A Benni Harper Mystery)
May 1, 2004
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Sunshne and Shadow
(A Benni Harper Mystery)
April 6, 2004
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Sunshine and Shadow
(Benni Harper Mystery)
May 1, 2003
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Steps To The Altar
April 1, 2002
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