Donna Andrews
1952
Donna Andrews is a famous novelist, having penned numerous detective books, possessing quirky and zany characters that seem to come to life and inventive layered crime fiction plots. Author of the celebrated mystery-sleuth novels, the Meg Langslow series and the Turing Hopper series, Donna Andrews was born in Yorktown, VA, a delightful historic neighborhood on the coast of the Chesapeake Bay. She was educated in Charlottesville, VA at the University of Virginia, studying English and drama. She continues to thrive in Reston, VA, part of the large metropolitan area surrounding the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. This award-winning writer has derived much inspiration from her hometown roots, with both the Megan Langslow and Turing Hopper series occurring in her native Virginian settings. As a certified, but not quite practiced, Private Investigator (PI), Andrews rivals her own characters in her adventurous pursuits like rock climbing, spelunking, and gardening.