T.K. Sheffield
TK Sheffield writes stories for readers to laugh and escape. Her comic cozy mysteries, The Backyard Model mysteries are whodunnits served with a brandy old-fashioned and a side of cheese curds.
Model Ghost releases in October '24! Also in the series is Model Suspect and Model Wave.
The series has earned awards including Killer Nashville, an Eric Hoffer finalist, RWA Excellence in Mystery, and a Top 100 Notable Indie from Shelf Unbound magazine. TK has degrees from UW-Madison and Mount Mary University, and she's on the board of the Wisconsin Writers Association and a member of Blackbird Writers and the Wisconsin Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
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