CONNIE JOHNSON HAMBLEY grew up on a New York dairy farm and all would have been idyllic if an arsonist hadn’t torched her family’s barn. A retrospective of the story can be found here.

 

Bucolic bubble burst, she began to steadfastly plot her revenge against all bad guys, real and imagined. After receiving her law degree, she moved to Boston and wrote for Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Nature, MassHighTech, Financial Advisor, and other wonky outlets as she honed her skills of reaching readers at a deep emotional level with great research, laser-sharp focus on detail, and persuasive writing. Her high-concept thrillers feature remarkable women entangled in modern-day crimes and walk the reader on the razor’s edge between good and evil. Connie delights in creating worlds where the good guys win –eventually.

 

Her short stories, Giving Voice and Black Ice won acceptance in Best New England Crime Stories: Windward  and Snowbound, respectively, published by Level Best Books, The Brew was published by Mystery Magazine, and The Soul Changer's Confession was published by Running Wild Press and nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Her most recent short story is Currents, published in Mystery Writers of America's anthology Crime Hits Home. Connie is a two-time winner of Best English Fiction literary award at the EQUUS International Film Festival in New York City.

 

She is a past president and featured speaker of the New England chapter of Sisters in Crime, a member of Mystery Writers of America, and co-chair of the New England Crime Bake.

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An extended bio may be found here.