Sharon Zukowski (1954/55 - January 9, 2015) was an American mystery novelist.

Life and career

Zukowski was the creator of a series of novels featuring Blaine Stewart, a female former police officer turned private investigator who operates an agency with her sister. Zukowski's professional background was in the world of financial services, and many of her novels featured plot elements drawn from the corporate world. Her work has been described as "hard-boiled". At the time of her death she was a senior financial writer for

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. Zukowski died in Hackensack,

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Works

List taken from: (all featuring Blaine Stewart) *'' The Hour of the Knife'' (1991) *''Dancing in the Dark'' (1992) *''Leap of Faith'' (1994) *''Prelude to Death'' (1996) *''Jungle Land'' (1997)

References

Year of birth uncertain 1950s births 2015 deaths American mystery novelists Women mystery writers 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers American women novelists 21st-century American women {{US-novelist-1950s-stub