Linda O. Johnston

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Linda O. Johnston | Superstitions
October 31, 2014
Are you superstitious? My fingers are crossed that you are, and that you admit it to yourself. And that you'd like to learn  Read More...

Linda O. Johnston | My New Superstition Mysteries Begin
October 6, 2014
... which I hope is good luck for both my readers and me! Thanks for inviting me to blog here again, Fresh Fiction. Since I last  Read More...

Linda O. Johnston | I Love Writing...
January 27, 2014
... which is a good thing since it keeps me busy! Thanks for inviting me to blog here again, Fresh Fiction. Last year when I guest  Read More...

Linda O. Johnston | Double the Fun!
January 22, 2013
The first month of 2013 is nearing its end--and I have two books being published in February! I'm not sure how that happened  Read More...

Linda O. Johnston | Anticipating the New Year
December 31, 2011
Can you believe that tomorrow is the first day of the new year? I can... even though 2011 went really fast for me. So here  Read More...

Linda O. Johnston | Animals and Mystery Update
February 28, 2011
I last blogged at Fresh Fiction last September--about Animals, Novels and Me. I’m  Read More...

Linda O. Johnston | Animals, Novels, and Me
September 16, 2010
Anyone who has been reading my novels lately may see a theme there. I’m currently writing both cozy mysteries and paranormal romances--two fun  Read More...

Pseudonym: Lark O. Jensen.

Linda O. Johnston's first published fiction appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and won the Robert L. Fish Memorial Award for Best First Mystery Short Story of the Year. Since then, Linda has had more short stories published, plus 38 novels, including mysteries and romance. Linda's latest release is LOST UNDER A LADDER, the first Superstition Mystery from Midnight Ink. Her protagonist Rory Chasen visits the town of Destiny, California, to learn whether superstitions are real and winds up running a pet boutique there after her lucky black and white dog saves the life of the shop owner. When that shop owner is accused of murder, of course Rory has to help her again. Linda will be writing a second series for Midnight Ink, the Barkery and Biscuits Mysteries, beginning in May 2015 with BITE THE BISCUIT. Linda also wrote two mystery series for Berkley Prime Crime. Her Pet Rescue Mysteries were a spinoff from her Kendra Ballantyne, Pet-Sitter mystery series. The most recent Pet Rescue Mystery, TEACUP TURBULENCE, was published in January 2014. Protagonist Lauren Vancouver runs a no-kill pet shelter in LA’s San Fernando Valley and will do anything to save animals. In the Pet Rescue Mysteries, “no-kill” means pets, not people! Linda additionally writes paranormal romance for Harlequin Nocturne including the Alpha Force miniseries about a covert military unit of shapeshifters. So far, there have been six books in the series as well as some novellas. She also writes for Harlequin Romantic Suspense.

Linda is a former transactional lawyer who loved writing contracts as well as fiction, but her law license is officially inactive now so she can write full time. She appears often at writing conferences and libraries, where she speaks about writing romance and mystery, especially those involving dogs. Linda is a member of the Los Angeles chapters of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. She is also a member of Romance Writers of America, including the Los Angeles and Orange County chapters, and International Thriller Writers.

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