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Jeff Markowitz

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About Me

Recently I discovered that I have something of a flair for killing people. In 2004, I released my first mystery - Who is Killing Doah's Deer? - introducing tabloid reporter and amateur sleuth Cassie O'Malley. Now Cassie is back in A Minor Case of Murder (Five Star, November 2006), investigating a deadly combination of love and minor league baseball.I am an an active member of the Mystery Writers of America. I love to write early in the morning. "You can usually find me at my computer at 5:30 in the morning plotting someone's murder."My alter-ego is tabloid reporter and amateur sleuth Cassie O'Malley. Cassie is a woman whose life has failed to live up to her expectations. A Princeton graduate now in her late thirties, Cassie has been a widow for nearly fifteen years. Her dream of becoming a big-time investigative reporter has been replaced by the reality of her job writing outlandish stories about space aliens and psychics for a barely reputable tabloid magazine. And when the long time owner/editor sells the magazine, even that seems to be crumbling.And then there's the small matter of the dead bodies...

For more information, click on the book images or visit my website .

And watch for It's Beginning to Look like Murder coming from Five Star in 2009

My Blog

Whats so funny?

When my mother first read Who is Killing Doah’s Deer? I could tell that something was troubling her.  Finally, she just had to ask.  "Did you intend it" she asked "to be funny?" Y...
Posted by Jeff Markowitz on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:59:00 PST

Goodbye 2007

           The location of the annual New Year's Eve Party had been in an established rotation for more years than they could count.  A neighborh...
Posted by Jeff Markowitz on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:53:00 PST

Beachwood, Ohio

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Posted by Jeff Markowitz on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:28:00 PST

Summer Mystery Reading Challenge

Every day this summer you can find wonderful books in the Summer Mystery Reading Challenge at ReviewedbyLiz. I am very pleased to be the featured author today. So stop by her site and leave a comment ...
Posted by Jeff Markowitz on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:29:00 PST

Mysterical-E

I'm always looking for ways to connect with my readers and my favorite is to write collaborative stories.  It started two years ago, when one of my readers was complaining on her o...
Posted by Jeff Markowitz on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:01:00 PST

Deadly Ink

Last week-end, I had the pleasure of speaking and signing books at Deadly Ink, a mystery conference in Parisppany, NJ.  One of the panels was a discussion about our ...
Posted by Jeff Markowitz on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:32:00 PST