Cowtown Crime

M.D. Poole Author of DOGS NEVER LIE and VERNA WARE’S LONG WAY HOME, Poole also has written four detective novels, COWTOWN CRIME, COWTOWN CORSPE, COWTOWN COP, and COWTOWN COFFIN, featuring Detective Frank ＂Pink＂ Bettman. Poole’s poetry is available under the title CHILDREN OF EVE. She has authored SUNDOG STORIES, a short story collection, and HOGAN THE HORSE BEDTIME TALES for children. Six of Poole’s plays have been produced off-Broadway and in regional theater. Her writing has appeared in 25 books and journals. Her blog ＂AbunDance＂ can be seen at www.mdpoole.wordpress.com Poole has over ten years’ experience writing scripts for TV and radio advertising, as well as working with Barnes & Noble Bookstores, New York City Opera at Lincoln Center (on stage and off), and Van Cleef & Arpels at Bergdorf Goodman. Poole owned and managed three businesses, Private Drawers, Barkley Dogs, and Word Doctor. Dr. Poole earned her PhD in English Language and Literature from TCU. She served as the director of the Deep South Writers Conference while teaching at Southwestern Louisiana University prior to taking a position at the State University of New York FIT in New York City. Her interests include ballet, karate, theater, and dogs.