Cathy Pickens

Cathy Pickens, a lawyer and college professor, is a crime fiction writer ( Southern Fried Mysteries, St. Martin's/Minotaur and Joffe Books) and true crime columnist for Mystery Readers Journal . She is professor emerita in the McColl School of Business, served as national president of Sisters in Crime and on the boards of Mystery Writers of America and the Mecklenburg Forensic Medicine Program (an evidence collection/preservation training collaborative). She is also the author of CREATE! (ICSC...See more

Cathy Pickens, a lawyer and college professor, is a crime fiction writer ( Southern Fried Mysteries, St. Martin's/Minotaur and Joffe Books) and true crime columnist for Mystery Readers Journal . She is professor emerita in the McColl School of Business, served as national president of Sisters in Crime and on the boards of Mystery Writers of America and the Mecklenburg Forensic Medicine Program (an evidence collection/preservation training collaborative). She is also the author of CREATE! (ICSC Press), offers coaching and workshops on developing the creative process and works with writers on telling their stories. Her other books from History Press include: Charleston Mysteries Charlotte True Crime Stories True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina Triangle True Crime Stories True Crime Stories of Upstate South Carolina True Crime Stories of Western North Carolina True Crime Stories of the South Carolina Midlands See less