I am recent transplant to Arizona, trading my snow shovel for sunscreen. I share space with a hairy cat, one large, lazy dog and a husband who generally is neither hairy nor lazy. I was born in southern California and was one of the original Valley girls. Some years back a novel of mine was a finalist in the Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery contest. Which meant, I finally deduced, that I had better grammar than other competitors. That novel remains unpublished. My novel Mustard's Last Stand, the first in a humorous suspense series about the offbeat denizens of Hancock, Idaho, was chosen as one of the Top Ten Fiction Books for 2013 in Idaho. The book was inspired by an introduction from my environmental activist daughter to her friend Roadkill. We shared a delightful breakfast. So there is a real-life Roadkill. And he gave me permission to use him in my book. Until September 20, my second novel in the Havoc in Hancock series is on Kindle Scout, hoping to earn enough nominations for an Amazon publishing contract. Learn more about me and my writing at http://www.KathyMcIntosh.com, where you’ll also find my blog posts.