About Me

The truth?  I’m a writing maniac.  I write almost every day.  My 22nd novel comes out this spring, and I’m working on the next one.  And I’m so happy about that.

Nancy and Charley

I attended the University of Missouri at Kansas City, where I got my bachelor’s and masters in English literature, and when I’m not writing, I’m reading. My favorite books are British mysteries, and P.D. James is my idol.

I live on Nantucket year-round with  my husband Charley.

I go to our library, the Nantucket Atheneum, at least once a week to browse among the new books and DVDs.  A free public library is a great institution!

My daughter Sam Wilde, has published one novel and has a new one coming out next January.  I don’t know how she finds the time to write when she’s so busy with my grandchildren, Ellias, Adeline, and Emmett, not to mention her scientist husband Neil Forbes.

My son Josh and his partner David are mentioned in my new novel Summer Breeze.  They are my science/computer gurus, plus they’re very funny.