Mally Becker

Mally Becker combines her love of history and crime fiction in mysteries that feature strong, independent heroines. Kirkus Reviews called her first book, The Turncoat's Widow, "A compelling tale ... with charming main characters,” and her most recent, The Counterfeit Wife, “A riveting and unpredictable crime drama that also works as an affecting love story.” Her debut novel, The Turncoat's Widow, was nominated for an Agatha Award and named a Killer Nashville Silver Falchion finalist. Published in September 2022, The Counterfeit Wife has also been nominated for an Agatha Award. A member of the board of MWA-NY, Mally was an attorney until becoming a full-time writer. She and her husband live in Somerset County, New Jersey, not too far from Morristown, where her first book is set. Mally is happily at work on the third installment of her American Revolution mystery series. Mally thought she'd be clearing trails when she volunteered at the Morristown National Historical Park in New Jersey but found herself, instead, sifting through one of the Park's collections of old documents. That's where she found an indictment for the Revolutionary War-era crime of traveling to New York City "without permission or passport." That curious crime became the spark for her Revolutionary War historical mystery series.