Many, many years ago, in Mercedes, Texas, Dr. Edwards delivered a chubby little baby girl, that would be me. Then five years later, my family, including me, moved to Georgia. After searching for a practically perfect man for seventeen years, I found him. His last name, Edwards. Thirty-five plus years later we are still happily married. My life has been filled with a variety of experiences. Some were great and some, well let's just say I have learned many lessons the hard way. I can thankfully say that I'm a breast cancer survivor.I am active in Sisters in Crime Atlanta Chapter, and I sit on the advisory board of Rockdale Cares, Inc., a non-profit advocacy group for the developmentally challenged.I began writing in high school but not seriously until 1999. I write traditional mysteries and my biggest influences are Agatha Christie, Anne Perry, Caroline Graham, Elizabeth Peters, and my family."Brilliant Disguise" is the first book in the Detective Charlie McClung Mysteries. Its cover received an Honorable Mention in the 2015 InD'tale Magazine Rone Cover Awards in the suspense category. The second book, "A Good Girl," was released September 23, 2014. It was voted one of the top 50 Indie Books 2014 by Readfree.ly.com. It was a finalist in the 2015 Tybee Island Book Awards."A Criminal Kind" was released June 30, 2015. It was voted one of the top 50 Indie Books of 2015 by Readfree.ly.com."Sins of My Youth was released on May 27, 2016. There are five more to follow in the series. I hope you enjoy reading my books.Please visit my website, www.maryanneedwards.com, and send me note. I love hearing from you. Please don't forget to leave a review. Thank you to all of my readers.