Ellen E. Withers

Author Bio:

Ellen is a multiple award-winning fiction writer, freelance writer and retired insurance fraud investigator. She is excited about her mystery dual-time series, Show Me Mysteries, set in her picturesque hometown of Mexico, Missouri. Show Me Betrayal, the first book of the series, was published by Scrivenings Press on May 16, 2023. Scrivenings Press will publish Show Me Deceit, the second book in the series, in May 2024.

She is also proud to be one of three contributors to a Christmas novella collection titled A Gift for All Time, to be released September 26, 2023, from Scrivenings Press.

Ellen is currently hard at work on a nonfiction book to help writers win writing contests. Magic Words: Enchant Judges & Conjure Contest Wins for Novels, Short Fiction and Nonfiction is scheduled for publication by Scrivenings Press in March 2024.

More information about Ellen’s books, writing tips and highlights of guest authors is on her website www.ellenewithers.com. Her Facebook page is Ellen E. Withers. Follow her column on how to win writing contests in Writers Monthly Magazine PDF.

When not writing or reading, Ellen enjoys spending time with her family, traveling the world with her adventurous friends and performing with Top of the Rock Chorus, a Sweet Adeline chorus in central Arkansas.

Show Me Deceit

Take a walk back in time with Liesl, Nicole, and Detective Kurt Hunter to solve a contemporary death that may be related to the discovery of bones from the Civil War era. Can Liesl and Kurt work to solve these mysteries and set aside their hard feelings about their former romance?

Show Me Betrayal

Two deaths occur decades apart. Is it possible these deaths are related? What motivates a killer, who got away with murder sixty years ago, to kill again? Was it uncontrollable rage or the hope of silencing someone who fit all the puzzle pieces together and deduced who committed the crime? Set in the…