Sandy Nork

Hello, I’m author Sandy Nork.

I've been a reader since I first met The Dana Girls when I was seven and I became a writer by ten. I made my first writing dollar at twelve, writing a catchphrase for a local radio station.

In other lives, I have been a fabric inspector, an envelope stuffer, an inventory control clerk, and a customer service rep for welding wire. I was a librarian for 23 years - although once you're a librarian, you're pretty much always a librarian. But the whole time, I was a writer.

I am a member of the Alliance of Independent Authors, Sisters in Crime, and Pennwriters. I participated in A Novel Idea, a year-long study of novel writing offered by the Perry County Council of the Arts in Newport, Pennsylvania. I was honored to have one of my short stories chosen to be included in the compilation Strange Magic, edited by Catherine Jordan and published by Sunbury Press.

My husband, Bill, is a musician who inspired my Valerie Sloan books, a mystery/suspense series about a Japanese-American insurance investigator searching for missing valuable instruments. She often bumps into a crime family who interferes with her work and life. Special Risk, the first book in the series, is about a guitar, a dentist who used to be in a one-hit-wonder band, and a pair of ne'er-do-well thieves. In Flood Risk, the second book, a Nashville star’s mandolin is stolen and the crime family – yes, they are back! – creates havoc.

In addition to being a writer, I consider myself a musical tourist, coffee drinker, baking devotee, and technology aficionado. I love tiny toys and small stuffed bears and am a friend of all dogs. Well, most dogs.

You can find me on Facebook as Sandra Nork. I'm on Instagram as #novelgal, whereI post photos of my morning coffee almost every day to #todayscoffee.