Lisa Q. Mathews

Lisa Q. Mathews began her career in publishing as an editor of Nancy Drew books. She also wrote for other popular kids’ series, including Mary-Kate and Ashley, Sweet Dreams, and the Lizzie McGuire Mysteries, and was an executive editor at Random House.

After raising her 3 kids while working in New York, Lisa returned home to New England to write cozy mysteries for adults. Her books in the Ladies Smythe & Westin series and the Irish Bed & Breakfast Mysteries feature strong female sleuths and plenty of family. Lisa’s short story “Fly Me to the Morgue” was an Agatha Award finalist.

A fan of stone walls, the Red Sox and Dunks iced tea, Lisa lives in New Hampshire with her family, including a crazy golden retriever and a wily rescue cat from her old Brooklyn neighborhood. The “Q” in her name stands for “Quinn.”