Elizabeth Zelvin

Elizabeth Zelvin is the author of two long-running series, the Bruce Kohler Mysteries and the Jewish historical Mendoza Family Saga. She also writes the Emerald Love urban fantasy mysteries. Her latest entries on Kindle are three collections of short stories: DEATH WILL KEEP YOU SOBER: The Big Book of Bruce Kohler Short Mysteries, RACHEL IN THE HAREM: Mendoza Family Saga Short Mysteries, and EMERALD LOVE, SHIFTING COUNTRY STAR: Urban Fantasy Short Mysteries. Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine has called her "one of our genre's most celebrated short story writers." Liz's latest book of poetry is THE OLD LADY SHOWS HER METTLE (2025), now out in paperback and for Kindle. Her previous poetry collections, I AM THE DAUGHTER (1981) and GIFTS AND SECRETS (1999), are now available for Kindle in new editions. As Liz Zelvin, she is a singer-songwriter whose album is titled Outrageous Older Woman. Liz is also a psychotherapist and a pioneer of online mental health, a former Peace Corps Volunteer in West Africa, a photographer, and grandma to two absolutely splendid granddaughters.