Jennifer Allison is an American author of

mystery novels Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as s ...

who is best known as the author of the Gilda Joyce children's series of books. Born Jennifer Allison Brostrom, she grew up in

Saline, Michigan Saline ( ') is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,948 at the 2020 census. The city borders Saline Township to the southwest, and the two are administered autonomously. History Before the 18th centur ...

and is a 1984 graduate from Saline High School. Jennifer holds a BA from the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, where she attended on a music scholarship, but soon became more interested in literature and writing. She also holds an M.F.A. from American University. Her first book was written while she was living in

San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

and was published in July 2005. She currently resides in

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Bibliography

Gilda Joyce

# '' Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator'' (2005) , # '' Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake'' (2006) , # '' Gilda Joyce: The Ghost Sonata'' (2007) # ''Gilda Joyce: The Dead Drop'' (2009) , # ''Gilda Joyce, Psychic Investigator: The Bones of the Holy'' (2011) ,

Iggy Loomis

# ''Iggy Loomis, Superkid in Training'' (2014) # ''Iggy Loomis, A Hagfish Called Shirley'' (2014)

Other work

# ''

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References

American University alumni University of Michigan alumni Living people 1966 births American women novelists People from Saline, Michigan Novelists from Michigan 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American women writers {{US-novelist-1960s-stub