Ann Charles

Ann Charles is a USA Today Bestselling author who writes award-winning books that are splashed with humor, mystery, suspense, romance, supernatural elements, and whatever else sounds fun. Currently, she has many fiction books available in several different on-going series. From her ongoing multi-award winning Deadwood Mystery Series: NEARLY DEPARTED IN DEADWOOD (book 1--multiple award-winning book for both mystery and romance/mystery); OPTICAL DELUSIONS IN DEADWOOD (book 2); DEAD CASE IN DEADWOOD (book 3-one of Suspense Magazine's BEST OF 2012 books); BETTER OFF DEAD IN DEADWOOD (book 4); AN EX TO GRIND IN DEADWOOD (book 5--Grand Prize winner in Chanticleer Review's Paranormal category; MEANWHILE, BACK IN DEADWOOD (book 6--one of Suspense Magazine's BEST OF 2015 books); A WILD FRIGHT IN DEADWOOD (book 7--one of Suspense Magazine's BEST OF 2016 books); RATTLING THE HEAD IN DEADWOOD (book 8) GONE HAUNTING IN DEADWOOD (book 9) DON'T LET IT SNOW IN DEADWOOD (book 10) DEVIL DAYS IN DEADWOOD (book 11) NEVER SAY SEVER IN DEADWOOD (book 12) TIMEREAPING IN DEADWOOD (book 13) Also available from Ann in her on-going Jackrabbit Junction Mystery Series: DANCE OF THE WINNEBAGOS (book 1) JACKRABBIT JUNCTION JITTERS (book 2) THE GREAT JACKALOPE STAMPEDE (book 3) THE ROWDY COYOTE RUMBLE (book 4) A Thanksgiving novella titled, THE WILD TURKEY TANGO (book 4.5) A Christmas novella titled, JACKRABBIT JINGLE BALLS (book 4.7) IN CAHOOTS WITH THE PRICKLY PEAR POSSE (book 5) TWISTY TORTOISE TUSSLES (book 6) LOOK WHAT THE WIND BLEW IN (book 1) and MAKE NO BONES ABOUT IT (book 2), the first two books in her on-going Dig Site Mystery-Archaeology series set in the Maya jungle, are available on Amazon, too. These books star Quint Parker, the brother of Violet Parker--the heroine in her Deadwood Mystery series. They are filled with mystery, humor, adventure, and a plenty of heat. She has a western paranormal Deadwood Undertaker Series in process that is co-written with Sam Lucky: LIFE AT THE COFFIN JOINT (book 1) A LONG WAY FROM ORDINARY (book 2 CAN'T RIDE AROUND IT (book 3) CATAWAMPUS CHRISTMAS CAROL (book 3.5) THE BACKSIDE OF HADES (book 4) She has several short stories as well--DEADWOOD SHORTS: SEEING TROUBLE (book 1.5), BOOT POINTS (book 4.5), COLD FLAME (book 6.5), TEQUILA & TIME (book 8.5), and FATAL TRADITIONS (book 10.5). These are all short stories from her Deadwood Mystery Series. Also, she has THE OLD MAN'S BACK IN TOWN, a short story from her future Goldwash Mystery Series. In addition, Ann has two novellas in the AC Silly Circus Co. Mystery series: FERAL-LY FUNNY FREAKSHOW and A BUNCH OF MONKEY MALARKEY. Stay tuned for more new books by Ann coming soon! Ann has a B.A. in English with an emphasis on creative writing from the University of Washington. She is a member of Novelists, Inc. She is currently toiling away on her next book, wishing she was on a Mexican beach with an ice-cold Corona in one hand and a book in the other. When she is not dabbling in fiction, she is arm wrestling with her two kids, attempting to seduce her husband, and arguing with her sassy cats. You can find her on all major social media platforms.