Barbara Elle
In her stunning debut thriller, Death in Vermilion (The Cape Mysteries Book 1), acclaimed author Barbara Elle paints a clever and twisted of women and sisters, who lives are entwined by a brutal murder in a Cape Cod town. Who can you trust?
Now, Death In Smoke (The Cape Mysteries Book 2) asks what’s the connection between a bloodied body buried in a snow bank on remote island off the Cape and cold case in Kansas? Can artist and amateur detective Leila Goodfriend solve this new mystery?
Barbara Elle fell in love with books and writing at young age, honing her writing chops as a copywriter at major publishers and as a freelance journalist.
Growing up in Boston, but she became a New Yorker as an adult. Her writing draws people and places she remembers, setting the The Cape Mysteries on Cape Cod, a place of memories.
She continues collecting characters and plots, often travelling the world with her touring musician husband, the musical director for rock and roll icon Cyndi Lauper. In her travels, Barbara has explored Buddhist temples in Beijing, crypts in Vienna and Kabuki Theater in Tokyo.
Barbara Elle is working on Death In Cerulean (The Cape Mysteries, Book 3) scheduled for publication in 2025.