Phyllis Smallman

After being shortlisted for the Debut Dagger in the UK and the Malice Domestic in the US, Phyllis Smallman’s debut mystery won the first Arthur Ellis Unhanged Arthur award in 2007. In 2009 MARGARITA NIGHTS was shortlisted for best first novel by the Crime Writer’s of Canada.

In 2010, Good Morning America named the Sherri Travis mysteries as one of the top six series for a summer read. Her fourth book, Champagne for Buzzards, was one of three mysteries chosen for a cottage read by Zoomer Magazine for summer 2011.

Smallman worked in a library and as a potter before turning to a life of crime. Depending on the time of year she can be found on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia or Manasota Beach, Florida.