Mary Ann Paul

A writer, speaker, and educator, Mary Ann Paul has hitchhiked through Japan, survived a stampede in China, and climbed the Himalayas—but her heart belongs to the deceptively quiet intrigue of Massachusetts’ Berkshire mountains. Childhood conversations with her grandfather—a police detective not known for toning down his stories of the criminal underworld—inspired her lifelong obsession with tricksters, skullduggery, and razor-sharp wits. A Harvard-trained researcher with a flair for creating authentic settings, rich characters, and layered atmospheres, Mary Ann now crafts historic mysteries packed with suspense, light romance, and women bold enough to bend the rules. When not spinning tales, she roams the open trails with her husband, children, and loyal canine co-conspirator.