After several careers in book retailing (Waldenbooks), publishing (Crown Publishers), direct marketing (American Express Travel Related Services), and video/television/public television (WNET, ABC, Kultur, Winstar) she 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. Daisies was followed by THE BIG DIRT NAP, DEAD HEAD, and SLUGFEST.
She's one of several authors who contributed original short stories to
SHAKEN; STORIES FROM JAPAN, an anthology that
is art for heart's sake, and the purchase price will help those who are struggling to repair, or at least soothe, these terrible losses. One hundred percent of the royalties from this collection go directly to the 2011 JAPAN RELIEF FUND administered by the Japan America Society of Southern California.
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, whose goal is to improve substandard housing for people all over the world. 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 her husband are
building a library in central Tanzania.
Rosemary is a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America, CAPA, Ct Authors and publishers Association and CMGA (Connecticut Master Gardeners Association), and is President of MWA/NY and past president of Sisters in Crime, New England.
