Hometown:

Southern California

About Me:

Born in La Mirada, California, Melissa M. Garcia (@MelissaM_Garcia) has lived most of her life in the sometimes gritty, always entertaining, and ever-changing landscape that is Southern California. She graduated from California State University in Long Beach with a degree in English/Literature. She published her first crime novel, FALLING ANGELS, in 2006. Her second novel, STRANGER: A DEATH VALLEY MYSTERY was published in 2010. In April 2012 a short story collection, FAITH DEPARTED: SHORT STORIES OF MYSTERY, CRIME, AND DESPAIR will be available in e-book format only. Melissa is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and supports the Crime Lab Project. She is also the author of the online blog, “Musings from a Crime Writer.” Her novels are available in paperback and ebook formats. She currently lives with her husband in Southern California and is at work on her next novel, CHASING DEMONS due out in Fall 2012.

I Am A:

Reader, Writer

Website:

http://www.MelissaMGarcia.com/

Books And Authors I Like:

William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, John Grisham, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Robert Crais, Jan Burke, Dean Koontz, Stephen King

Movies And TV Shows I Like:

TV: Bones, The Killing, House, Dexter, Psych, White Collar, Burn Notice, Person of Interest
Movies: The Departed, French Kiss, The Hangover, Ronin, Heat, Snatch, The Italian Job, Clerks