Marlowe Benn

Born near Boston, Marlowe Benn grew up in an Illinois college town along the Mississippi River. Her debut novel, Relative Fortunes, was featured in the Amazon First Reads program, and CrimeReads named it one of 2019's best traditional mysteries. Her second novel, Passing Fancies, comes out in June 2020. A former editor, college teacher, and letterpress printer, Benn holds a doctorate from Berkeley in the history of books and publishing. She lives with her husband on an island near Seattle.

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