A Bit About Carol

CAROL L. WRIGHT was raised in Massachusetts, and earned her BA in political science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (not far from Glenville Falls). She went on to earn her law degree from Boston University School of Law. She has worked as a domestic relations attorney, an adjunct law professor, a book editor, and a pre-law adviser. She married her college sweetheart (who became a college professor and author), and together they raised two children (a writer/photographer daughter and a Broadway actor son). While she has lived in four states (and been lucky enough to visit all 50), she has spent nearly all of her adult life living in central or eastern  Pennsylvania.  

In 2017, the first of her Gracie McIntyre Mysteries, DEATH IN GLENVILLE FALLS, was published by Cozy Den Press. The story of former small-town lawyer and new-and-used book seller Gracie McIntyre, marries her love of books, New England charm, and the challenge of solving a good puzzle. It placed as a finalist for both the 2018 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Cozy Mystery and a 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Award.

Her latest book is a cozy mystery novelette, APPLE, TABLE, PENNY . . . MURDER. Recently widowed Suzy Kemp knows she hasn't lost her marbles, but when her son and doctor disagree, she's confined to a memory care unit . . . with no way out. What's worse, she suspects the late-night departure of another resident has a sinister cause. No one takes her suspicions seriously, so it's up to her to uncover what happened to her neighbor and prove she hasn't lost her mind.

She has written articles , essays, and one book relating to the study of law, but her passion is writing fiction. She has published many short stories in literary journals and award-winning anthologies. Several of these are included in her collection, A CHRISTMAS ON NANTUCKET AND OTHER STORIES, which came out in November, 2019. 

In 2006, she founded the BETHLEHEM WRITERS GROUP, bringing together a group of mutually supportive fiction and memoir writers. The organization has grown from a small group of emerging writers, to a larger, vibrant collection of published authors. The group publishes anthologies of short stories, the quarterly literary magazine BETHLEHEM WRITERS ROUNDTABLE, and organizes an annual SHORT STORY AWARD competition offering cash prizes and publication to the winners.

Carol is a life member of Sisters in Crime and the Jane Austen Society of North America. In addition, she is a member of SinC Guppies, the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group, Pennwriters, and the Bethlehem Writers Group, LLC.

Photo by Emily Murphy Photography