A former Spanish teacher, Marilyn Levinson writes mysteries, romantic suspense, and novels for young readers.DEATH OVERDUE, the first in Marilyn's new Haunted Library series written as Allison Brook, will be out in October, 2017. Carrie Singleton forgoes her purple hair and Goth attire to become Head of Programs and Events of the Clover Ridge Library. She finds herself embroiled in solving a cold case and a new murder with the occasional help of the library’s sixty-something ghost amid family squabbles, romance and discovering her place in life. The Devil's Pawn, Marilyn's horror-suspense YA that will give you chills but leave you smiling when you've read the last page, is on Book Town's Summer 2016 Reading List. Her Golden Age of Mystery Book Club mysteries have received many wonderful reviews. Murder a la Christie, the first in the series, was a King Rivers Life Magazine's "Best of 2014" and on Book Town's 2014 Summer Mystery Reading List. Professor Lexie Driscoll leads discussions about Christie novels as she solves the murders of various members of her book club. In the sequel, Murder the Tey Way, Lexie and the book club talk about Josephine Tey's mysteries as she investigates murders and unravels secrets.Untreed Reads has brought out new e-editions of Marilyn's Twin Lakes mysteries: A Murderer Among Us, awarded a Suspense Magazine Best Indie and on Book Town's Summer Reading List. The sequel, Murder in the Air, was on Book Town's Fall Reading List. Both books will soon be available as audiobooks. Uncial Press e-publishes her ghost mystery, Giving Up the Ghost, and her romantic suspense, Dangerous Relations. Most of Marilyn's mysteries take place on Long Island, where she lives.Her books for young readers include No Boys Allowed, Rufus and Magic Run Amok, which was awarded a "Children's Choice." Getting Back to Normal & And Don't Bring Jeremy.
 Marilyn loves traveling, reading, knitting, doing Sudoku, and visiting with her grandchildren, Olivia and Jack, on FaceTime. She is co-founder and past president of the Long Island chapter of Sisters in Crime.Her website is: www.marilynlevinson.com Stop by and visit. She loves to hear from readers.