Although Cindy Sample’s initial dream was to be Nancy Drew, she decided the next best thing was to become a mystery writer. With a relatively useless degree in history, a brief stint in law school, and the ability to type 109 wpm, Cindy put aside her literary longings for a weekly paycheck, landing a job as a receptionist with a real estate office.  Her career path eventually led to the position of CEO of a nationwide mortgage banking company.

After one too many corporate mergers, Cindy found herself plotting murder instead of plodding through paperwork. Her experiences with a multitude of on-line dating sites fueled the concept for Dying for a Date. Her books are set in Placerville, California, the gold country town formerly known as “Hangtown.”

Cindy Sample writes the popular “Hot Flash” column for the Gold River Community Newspaper. She is a past president of the Sacramento chapter of Sisters in Crime. Her short story, Tea Time, is included in the 2008 Capital Crimes Anthology. She served on the boards of the California Mortgage Bankers Assn., the Sacramento Opera, the YWCA, and is the co-chair of the Left Coast Crime Convention, which will be held in Sacramento in 2012. She has two wonderful adult children who live too far away.

Her L&L Dreamspell Books and Anthologies:

Dying for a Date

Dying for a Dance