Earlene Fowler
http://www.earlenefowler.com
Earlene Fowler was raised in La Puente, California, by a
Southern mother and a Western father which is probably why
her Benni Harper series features quilts, cattle,
smart-mouthed women, cowboys and a sexy Latino cop.
She wrote literary and commercial short fiction for ten
years with no publishing success when she decided to change
gaits and write a mystery novel.
Her first novel Fool's Puzzle and two sequels were
sold within a week of submission to Putnam-Berkley
Publishing Group as one of three lead titles for their new
hardcover Prime Crime Line. Fool's Puzzle was
nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Mystery of
1994. Kansas Troubles, Goose in the
Pond, and Dove in the Window were each nominated
for an Agatha award for Best Novel. Earlene finally
won the Agatha Award for her sixth book Mariner's
Compass. It was followed by Seven Sisters,
Arkansas Traveler, Steps to the Altar and
Sunshine and Shadow, Broken Dishes, and
Delectable Mountains. In 2006 her first
mainstream novel, The Saddlemaker's Wife, was
published to enthusiastic reviews from both fans and
reviewers. In May 2007 she published her 13th Benni
Harper mystery, Tumbling Blocks. She is
currently working on another mainstream book, Love
Mercy, which is set in Morro Bay and stars a new set of
San Celina County characters. (Benni and family will be
minor characters in this book.) It will be published
May 2009.
The Benni Harper mystery series is set on the Central Coast
of California in a town remarkably similar to San Luis Obispo.
Earlene is an avid lover of quilts, folk art, horses, oral
history, cowboy boots (she owns 25 pair), the Central
California Coast and country/western music. She owns a
purple Ford Ranger truck and lives in Southern California
with her husband Allen.
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Books
Love Mercy
May 4, 2010
National bestselling author of the Benni Harper
mysteries.
Widow Love Mercy Johnson still listens for her
husband’s comforting laugh, but with her
friend’s help, she’s trying to move on. Then her
18-year-old estranged granddaughter shows Read more...
Love Mercy
March 3, 2009
New from the national bestselling author of The
Saddlemaker's Wife and the Agatha Award-winning Benni
Harper mystery series.
After being widowed, Love Mercy Johnson has come to terms
with her life in Morro Bay, Read more...
Tumbling Blocks
(A Benni Harper Mystery #13)
May 6, 2008
With Christmas just a few weeks away, Benni's queenly boss,
Constance Sinclair, demands that she investigate the death
of a local socialite. It's not long before Benni recognizes
that there may be some Read more...
The Saddlemaker's Wife
May 1, 2007
Ruby McGavin has inherited part of a cattle ranch from her
late husband, only to discover that his family is very much
alive, in contrast to what he told her. Even as Read more...
Tumbling Blocks
(A Benni Harper Mystery #13)
May 1, 2007
New in the Agatha Award-winning series!
With Christmas just a few weeks away, Benni's queenly boss,
Constance Sinclair, demands that she investigate the death
of a local socialite. It's not long before Benni Read more...
The Saddlemaker's Wife
May 2, 2006
Ruby McGavin isn't quite sure what she's doing in the small
town of Cardinal. After the death of her husband, Cole,
Ruby is shocked to learn from his will that she Read more...
Delectable Mountains
(A Benni Harper Mystery #12)
May 2, 2006
When the musical director of Benni's church is abruptly
called away, Benni's gramma Dove eagerly volunteers the both
of them to take over a children's play already in rehearsal.
Benni reluctantly agrees Read more...
Delectable Mountains
(A Benni Harper Mystery)
May 3, 2005
When the musical director of Benni Harper's church is called
away, Benni finds herself "volunteered" to take over a
children's play already in rehearsal. But the production
comes to a screeching halt when Read more...
Broken Dishes
(A Benni Harper Mystery #11)
May 1, 2005
Benni's friend and her husband have opened a dude ranch
that's about to go belly-up. So Benni helps out, tempting
vacationers with a Western extravaganza. Soon, she's cooking
and quilting with a slew Read more...
Broken Dishes
(A Benni Harper Mystery)
May 1, 2004
In this new novel by the author of Sunshine and Shadow,
Benni Harper wears multiple hats-as a cowgirl and a
detective-roping in guests and suspects during one mystery-
filled Western week... Read more...
Sunshne and Shadow
(A Benni Harper Mystery)
April 6, 2004
One of Benni's favorite mystery writers, Emma Baldwin, is
coming to San Celina. Her purpose: to reconnect with the
town she left years before. Benni is thrilled Read more...
Sunshine and Shadow
(Benni Harper Mystery)
May 1, 2003
Steps To The Altar
April 1, 2002
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