L.A. Chandlar is the National Best-selling author of the ART DECO MYSTERY SERIES with Kensington Publishing featuring Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and a fresh take on the innovation and liveliness of 1930s New York City. Her debut novel, The Silver Gun released in 2017, followed by the sequel, Agatha Award nominated, The Gold Pawn. Book 3, The Pearl Dagger released in 2019 and won Suspense Magazine's highest award: The Crimson Scribe, book of the year. It has also been nominated for the GANYC Apple Award for Outstanding Achievement in Literature, a Lefty Award and an Agatha Award for Best Historical. Laurie has been living and writing in New York City for 18 years and has been speaking for a wide variety of audiences for over 20 years including a women's group with the United Nations, and is on the Sisters in Crime National Speakers Bureau. Her talks range from NYC history, the world of Art Deco, the psychology of creativity, and the history of holiday traditions. Laurie has also worked in PR for General Motors, writes and fund-raises for a global nonprofit, is the mother of two boys, and has toured the nation managing a rock band.