Maffini, Mary Jane

Mary Jane Maffini is a lapsed librarian and a mystery addict. Author of six Camilla MacPhee mysteries, two Fiona Silk adventures, five Charlotte Adams books, and nearly two dozen short stories. She holds two Arthur Ellis Awards for best mystery short story, as well as the Derrick Murdoch lifetime achievement award. "Speak Ill of the Dead "was shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award for best first novel and "Lament for a Lounge Lizard "for best novel. She lives and plots in Ottawa.