About
J.L. Delozier submitted her first story, handwritten in pencil on lined school paper, to Asimov's magazine while still in junior high school. Several years later, she took a creative writing elective at Penn State and was hooked. She received her BS and MD degrees in six years, which was followed by the blur of internship, residency, and the launch of her medical career. But she never forgot her first love.
From the deductive reasoning of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the cutting-edge science of Michael Crichton, she remains inspired by facts that lie on the edge of reality: bizarre medical anomalies, new genetic discoveries and anything that seems too weird to be true.
Her debut was nominated for a "Best First Novel" award by the International Thriller Writers organization; her fourth novel, Con Me Once, won a Silver Falchion Award. Her latest murder-mystery, The Photo Thief, won an Ippy Award for Best Mystery and was nominated for Thriller and Silver Falchion awards. Her equally award-winning short fiction has appeared in Artemis Journal, The Pittsburgher, Thriller Magazine, Retreats from Oblivion, and various anthologies.
A retired Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Penn State, she lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and feline twins. See more at www.jldelozier.com