Deborah J Ledford

DEBORAH J LEDFORD is the award-winning author of the upcoming thriller SHADOW CAST from the Native Shadow Mysteries series, as well as REDEMPTION and HAVOC, the New Mexico Book Award Finalist for Best Crime Fiction and Multicultural categories from the Eva “Lightning Dance” Duran suspense thriller series. 

Her Smoky Mountain Inquest suspense thriller series, set in North Carolina, includes: CAUSING CHAOS, CRESCENDO, STACCATO, and SNARE, the Hillerman Sky Award Finalist and the New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards Finalist. 

She is president of IOF Productions Ltd and producer of CAUSING CHAOS and CRESCENDO. Both titles are Anthony Award Nominees for Best Audiobook. As well, Deborah is an Agatha Award Winner, and three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize in the short story category, which are featured in AT THE THRESHOLD. 

Part Eastern Band Cherokee, Deborah spent her summers growing up in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, where her Smoky Mountain Inquest novels are set. She lives in Phoenix with her husband and awesome Ausky.