Nancy J. Cohen earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from
the University of Rochester and a master's degree from the
University of California in San Francisco. After working
as a clinical nurse specialist, she retired to write full-
time. She made her debut onto the publishing scene with
futuristic romance novels written as Nancy Cane. Her first
book, CIRCLE OF LIGHT, won the prestigious HOLT Medallion
Award.
PERMED TO DEATH, her fifth published book, was Nancy's
debut mystery novel from Kensington Publishing Corp. Her
series, the Bad Hair Day Mysteries, features South Florida
beauty salon owner and hairstylist Marla Shore.
Nancy is
listed in Contemporary Authors, Poets & Writers, and Whoβs
Who in U.S. Writers, Editors & Poets. She is an active
member of Mystery Writers of America, and served as
Secretary for the Florida chapter of MWA for two years.
Nancy also belongs to Sisters in Crime, Romance Writers of
America, Novelists, Inc., and The Author's Guild.
Additional activities include writing articles for The 3rd
Degree, The Kiss of Death, Romance Writers' Report, The
Literary Times, Mystery Readers Journal, and Romantic
Times.
Nancy and her husband live in the
Fort Lauderdale area. They are empty-nesters with two
children in college. Their miniature poodle, who bears a
strong resemblance to Marla's dog Spooks in the Bad Hair
Day Mysteries, keeps them entertained.
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