After several careers in book retailing , direct marketing, and video/television/public television, Rosemary traded in her pumps for a yellow legal pad and a stack of pencils and started 
writing. A small item in the New York Times about a mummified body piqued her interest and subsequent research led to her first book, the Agatha and Anthony-nominated, PUSHING UP DAISIES, the first title in the Dirty Business mystery series from Minotaur Books. THE BIG DIRT NAP and DEAD HEAD (which just released in paperback) followed. Her fourth Dirty Business novel, SLUGFEST is releasing in April.
When she's not writing or gardening, Rosemary finds
time for kayaking and hiking; at last count she's visited over 70 national parks, monuments, and recreation areas, but her favorites are Yosemite, Glacier, and Canyonlands.
Something else that's near and dear to her heart is Habitat for Humanity. Rosemary has been on six Habitat builds, including China, Tanzania, El Salvador, two trips to Mexico, and two trips to post-
Katrina New Orleans.
Inspired by her Habitat experiences, Rosemary and Bruce have undertaken another very exciting project, building a library in central Tanzania.
Rosemary is a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Garden Writers of America and CMGA (Connecticut Master Gardeners Association), and is vice-president of MWA/NY and past president of Sisters in Crime, New England.
