The Unexpected Resolution: Jolie Gentil Cozy Mystery#10

Elaine L. Orr is the Amazon bestselling author of the ten-book Jolie Gentil cozy mystery series, set at the Jersey shore. Behind the Walls was a finalist for the 2014 Chanticleer Mystery and Mayhem Awards. The first book in Elaine's River's Edge cozy mystery series, From Newsprint to Footprints,debuted in late fall 2015, followed by Demise of a Devious Neighbor. In 2016 she issued Tip a Hat to Murder, first in the Logland mystery series. Elaine also writes plays and novellas, including the one-act, Common Ground. Her novella, BidingTime, was one of five finalists in the National Press Club's first fiction contest, in 1993. Elaine conducts presentations on electronic publishing and other writing-related topics. Nonfiction includes Words to Write By: Getting Your Thoughts on Paper and Writing in Retirement: Putting New Year's Resolutions to Work. She also conducts online courses on writing and publishing for Teachable. A member of  Sisters in Crime and the Indiana Writers' Center, Elaine grew up in Maryland and moved to the Midwest in 1994.