Beth Groundwater's first forays into fiction writing were her Freddie stories written in sixth grade. Freddie had all sorts of wild adventures, including visiting an underground mole city after burrowing down in a giant screw-mobile. As an adult, she has published eight short stories, including one in Wild Blue Yonder, Frontier Airlines's in-flight magazine, one which was translated into Farsi, and one which was performed in live theater. Her first mystery novel, A REAL BASKET CASE, was released by Five Star in March, 2007 to good reviews and has been nominated for the Best First Novel category of the 2007 Agatha Awards. It was released in large-print by Wheeler in January, 2008, and the sequel, TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET, will be released in May, 2009.

Beth is a big believer in networking and belongs to Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Pikes Peak Writers, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society. Between writing spurts, she defends her meager garden from marauding mule deer and wild rabbits, and tries to avoid getting black-and-blue on the black and blue ski slopes of Colorado. Visit her website at www.bethgroundwater.com and her blog at
bethgroundwater.blogspot.com.

A REAL BASKET CASE
ISBN 13: 9781594145476
When police accuse gift basket designer Claire Hanover's husband of killing her massage therapist, she becomes a bumbling amateur sleuth. Will she free her husband and save her marriage before the killer gets her next?

"This will appeal to Desperate Housewives fans and those who like cozies with a bit of spice."
  - Booklist Review

"Drugs and jealousy add up to a Rocky Mountain murder. A tense, exciting debut."
  - Kirkus Reviews,