J.D. Allen

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JD writes hardboiled PI Thrillers set in Vegas. Skin Game, the 2nd book in the Sin City Series, was nominated for a Shamus in 2020. She has short stories that have appeared in the Anthony Award-winning anthology, Murder under the Oaks, Carolina Crimes, Florida Happens, and Author Cruising Covid.
She is a member and VP of the Florida chapter of MWA, a member and former chapter president of Sisters in Crime. She moved to a lovely, downsized home in St Augustine, Fl, just in time to quarantine with her mom, six cats, and a grumpy Brit.
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