Laura Elvebak
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Author |
| Location | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Introduction | Laura Elvebak is the author of the Niki Alexander mysteries, Less Dead, Lost Witness, and A Matter of Revenge, set in Houston and featuring an ex-cop turned counselor for a teen shelter. She also authored the sixties thriller, The Flawed Dance, set in Philadelphia in the sixties. A thriller, The Past Never Dies, is the first of a series featuring Lillian Wallace, an investigator for a defense firm, and is followed by She Said No. Her short stories are included in the Final Twist Writers anthologies: Death in Texas, A Box of Chocolates, Twisted Tales of Texas Landmarks, and Deadly Diversions. Elvebak also co-wrote a script for a 48Hour Film Project, optioned two screenplays about the 1900 Galveston storm, and co-wrote and acted in a one-act play. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters-In-Crime, The International Thriller Writers, and The Final Twist Writers Society. For more info, visit her website at https://lauraelvebak.wordpress.com |
| Interests | Reading mysteries, going to movies, forensics, psychology, watching people in public places and imagining what their lives are like, my children, grandchildren,great-grandchildren, my puppy, and nine cats. I love to travel but don't have much time for that anymore. I follow politics, which these days are a strain on the mental and emotional parts of me. |
| Favorite movies | All Alfred Hitchcock movies, especially Notorious, Rear Window, North by Northwest. anything noir, Out Of The Past, Chinatown, L.A. Confidential, Fracture. |
| Favorite music | Jazz, classical, alternative, rock, depends on my mood. |
| Favorite books | Anything by Lee Child, James Lee Burke, Robert Crais, Sue Grafton, Marcia Muller, Linda Barnes, Jonathon Kellerman, Leann Sweeney, Kay Finch, Dean James, to name but a few. |