Deuce Mora Mystery Series (Box Set, Books 1-3)

Some years ago, when my husband and I announced we were moving to a new city -- our sixth move in ten years -- my mother put her hands on her hips and said, only half in jest, "Can't one of you hold a job?"

It wasn't really a problem. We were both journalists, and we kept getting hired for better and better jobs, meaning we moved a lot. It's actually a good way to avoid having to do heavy clean-outs of closets, basements, and those cabinets under the kitchen sink.

Several years ago, after a journalism career that led me across country and into stories that won lots of awards -- a Robert F. Kennedy Award, a Polk Award, a Raymond F. Clapper Award, and eight Pulitzer nominations -- I've settled in Chicago, a city with which I've had a life-long love affair.