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Erica Ruth Neubauer Author

Erica Ruth Neubauer is the Agatha Award–winning author of the Jane Wunderly Mystery series. She spent eleven years in the military, nearly two as a Maryland police officer, and one as a high school English teacher before finding her way as a writer. For several years, she was a reviewer of mysteries and crime fiction for publications such as Publishers Weekly and Mystery Scene magazine. She’s currently a member of the Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America organizations. Erica Ruth lives outside Madison, Wisconsin, although her heart will always be in Milwaukee.