Hello, I'm Catherine Dawson.

When you grow up in a small town and you live on a farm, you learn to love books.

My dad was a big mystery buff. Agatha Christie, John D. MacDonald and P.D. James wrote my bedtime stories. While other little girls were dreaming of princesses and princes, I dreamed about Miss Jane Marple and Ellery Queen.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

I'm one of three kids. My father was a farmer, and my mother was a school teacher. All three of us were writing little mystery stories for my mother since we were eight or so. This was our "schoolwork" during the summers. We always wrote a new story for my dad. It taught us not only how to write, but how to collaborate to accomplish a task. I'm the only one that went on to write as a profession, but I still call my brothers when I get stuck on a project.

It's a lot of fun to work with them.

"Sometimes the journey is so much fun you don't want the trip to end. It's the same with writing a book."

I currently write between the minutes not spent with my little ones. I have a boy and a girl who, of course, love a good mystery. They are my biggest fans and my best critics.

There's not much else to say here. Now that the blog is up and running, I'm sure I'll be sharing more of what's going on in my life. Be sure to check the book page for past and current projects.

As always, I appreciate you more than I can ever say.

Catherine