Ellen Riggs

Ellen Riggs is a bestselling cozy mystery author best known for her “Bought the Farm Mystery” series of novels. She has said that she was inspired to write the popular series from her huge crush on James Herriot during her teenage years. By the time she was twenty years old, she had made a pilgrimage to his English hometown and taken the tour. At first, all she ever dreamed about was growing up to become a veterinarian just like her hero. However, a few years later, she realized that she loved storytelling even more. She therefore decided that she would be better off doing that instead of trying to work on her sketchy science and math skills on the path to becoming a veterinarian.