Eva Batonne came of age on the historical showboat, THE RIVER QUEEN.  Her father docked the big boat in St. Louis, Missouri and transformed it into a renowned restaurant and night club.  Her mother, a journalist for St. Louisan Magazine, influenced Eva’s development as a researcher and writer from a young age.  Eva grew up in an environment rich with the dramas of socialites, politicians, artists and musicians.

Eva began writing professionally as the researcher for a small production company in Santa Monica, California.  The position evolved into writer/producer on the project, The Shaping of America, a series of historical spots on American history.  A forerunner to the popular Ken Burns style of dramatic portrayals of historical figures and events, The Shaping of America featured narrators, Sally Kellerman, Robert Guillaume, and Dennis Weaver and was voted Favorite Series among the troops overseas. Eva recently directed the film, THE ARROW, an experimental short that explores new forms of storytelling and features the artwork of the award-winning artist, E.W. Lane.

Eva has an extensive interview and journalistic background and has worked for  Brentwood News and Venice Art Magazine interviewing and reviewing the work of personalities as illustrious as the beloved Dizzy Gillespie and the well-respected Chris Connelly, editor of Premiere Magazine.
Mixo-matic, Eva's first short story, won Best Fiction award in DIRECTION magazine and is featured in the anthology TECHNO-NOIR, now available at amazon.com. 

When working on her novels, Eva does first-hand research.  She has had the privilege of working closely with some of the top detectives in Los Angeles and feels a real connection to their efforts. She has toured the Coroner’s office and visited many of the actual locations featured in her books. Eva has guest lectured and taught writing to both children and adults, has been known to design and participate on mystery panels and she donates her time and energies to different charities.

Her L&L Dreamspell Books and Anthologies:

Mysteries, Dreams and Darkness – Mystery Anthology – Featuring “The Arch” by Eva Montealegre writing as Eva Batonne