Nina DeGraff

People have described Nina DeGraff’s writing as funny, suspenseful, and very real. During her travels to jungles, coral reefs, and other des­tina­tions in search of adventure, Nina’s practical side endeavors to maintain control. The rest of her is a plucky photographer with a ri­dic­u­lous amount of opti­mism, and a fascination for the unknown. It seemed natural to wrap her unique real-life experiences into a mystery series. Her Sonny Littlefield novels are based on the years she and her hus­band raised sheep and horses on a small organic farm in rural Maine. In writing the series, she draws heavily on her own brushes with disaster, mo­ments when she pressed her luck too far, even the time she brought a tip to the po­lice and ended up helping them solve a crime. Nina loves photographing ani­mals and scenes that she can use in her art. At the same time, she pays close attention to at­mos­pheric details that enable her to bring a sense of realism to her writing. She blends her photography and graphic design skills to create a range of fabric products, which are available through Spoonflower and her Etsy shop. Her nature audio tracks are available through most major streaming services. One of her albums gives readers a chance to experience wild Maine for themselves: “Nature Sounds, Maine & Florida,” features a track of a loon call on a Maine lake, a wild pond at dusk, and birds that were recorded in locations very close to where the Sonny Littlefield Mystery series takes place.