Joani Ascher

Joani Wolf Ascher was born in Brooklyn, New York, and, according to early report cards, she enjoyed reading and also writing. A prolific letter writer, back in the day when people did that sort of thing, she related detailed stories to her friends about funny occurrences. Sadly, no examples of her budding career exist.

Unfortunately she didn't study writing at the State University of New York at Buffalo where she earned a B.A. before moving with her husband to Cincinnati, back to Buffalo, then to Cleveland, and finally to New Jersey, or her career might have started sooner.

In the Wally Morris mystery series, Joani has taken her love of mysteries and her observations of the people around her and created an amateur sleuth living in a small town whom people have compared to Jessica Fletcher.

Joani is also the author of an historical World War II novel, Hope’s Daughter, newly revised.

Recently, she returned to writing cozy mysteries with Turkey Shoot.

Joani and her husband have raised fifteen Seeing EyeŽ puppies. Joani also worked in a local library's children's room where she got to read all the new books. She also enjoys baking, knitting, puzzles, traveling and most of all, reading.