Leslie Wheeler

Leslie Wheeler is a bestselling author of historical thriller mysteries best known for the “Miranda Lewis Mysteries” and the “Berkshire Hilltown Mystery” series. She started her writing journey with “Murder at Plimoth Plantation” in 2001 and has never looked back since as she currently has more than five titles in her two series. “Rattlesnake Hill” was the first novel of the “Berkshire Hilltown Mysteries” that was first published in 2017. She has also written short fiction that has been published in several anthologies such as “Stories of Eclipse,” “Day of the Dark,” and “The Best New England Crime Stories.” She also got some of her stories published by Level Best Books, a company where she worked as publisher/coeditor for more than six years. Leslie is active in writing communities and is a member of the Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America. She also serves as the Coordinator of the Speakers Bureau New England Chapter. She currently splits her time between the Berkshires, where she does much of her writing and Cambridge, Massachusetts. When she is not writing, she loves to hang out with friends, read, take hikes, go for long walks, cook, garden, and do home improvement projects. Wheeler also holds workshops and gives talks on creative writing from time to time.