Biography

Paula Paul

Paula Griffith Paul was born on her grandparents' cotton farm near Shallowater, Texas, and graduated from a country high school near Maple, Texas. She earned a B.A. in journalism and has worked as a reporter for newspapers in both Texas and New Mexico. She's been the recipient of state and national awards for her work as a journalist.

She is also an award-winning novelist. Her most current novel, CRAZY QUILT, is her first literary novel. One third of the royalities will go to cancer research.

Selected Works

Literary Novel
Inherited Sins
A young widow falls in love with a minister who is married.
Crazy Quilt
Paula Paul's first literary novel. One third of the royalties go to cancer research
Historical Fiction
THE KING's NUN
The story of Charlemagne's love for the nun, Amelia of the Ardennes
Historical Novels
Barefoot Girl
A deep look at a courageous heroine. Harriet Klausner
Mystery
HALF A MIND TO MURDER
"A lively mixture of murder and love." Tony Hillerman
AN IMPROPER DEATH
"Lively. . ." Tony Hillerman
Symptoms of Death
"Without a dull moment. Don't miss it!"--Tony Hillerman
Leading An Elegant Death
Hillary and Jane find a dead body in the old house they're decorating
Deathday Party
Jane and Hillary are hired to plan a party for a long dead member of the eccentric Bean family and find themselve trapped in a house in the Alabama backwoods.
Red Wine Goes With Murder
A corpse in a vault of Cotes du Rhone just about ruins Jane and Hillary's vacation in the south of France.