Like her protagonist Kyle Shannon, Linda Mickey was employed by a staffing agency.  After more than ten years, in which she saw everything from knife-toting secretaries to drunken production workers, Mickey had plenty of motive to write a mystery series featuring a temporary office worker.  She is currently employed as the office manager of a small accounting firm, dividing her time between tax returns and murder.

“I always enjoyed reading,” said Mickey in a recent interview, “but my writing taught me to look at the world around me more closely.  Now every place is a possible setting; every conversation contains a potential plot.” 

Mickey conducts workshops and seminars, sharing her love of writing and her knowledge of the publishing business.  “Many writers inspired and encouraged me.  I hope I can do the same for others.  There's an added personal benefit.  Relating my writing experiences recharges my creative batteries.”

The next Kyle Shannon adventure is in the works now that her nonfiction book, Dollars and Sense for Writers, is ready for release.