Leslie Wheeler is an American author known for historical biographies and contemporary mysteries. Her works include Loving Warriors, Murder at Plimoth Plantation, and the recent Rattlesnake Hill (2025). Wheeler has won the English-Speaking Union’s Ambassador of Honour Award for her biography of Lucy Stone and Henry B. Blackwell.
Born and raised in California, Leslie Wheeler completed college and graduate school. She then worked as a teacher of adult education, an editor for an educational publisher, and later as a freelance writer. She has said, “Writing came easily to me, though my path to publication has had its ups and downs.”
Her nonfiction works include Jimmy Who?, a biography of Jimmy Carter, as well as young adult biographies of Jane Addams and Rachel Carson.
Wheeler turned to fiction with the Miranda Lewis Living History Mysteries, which combine modern crime with historical settings. Titles include Murder at Plimoth Plantation, Murder at Gettysburg, and Murder at Spouters Point. These novels follow ordinary women who confront dangerous situations, often set in landscapes that act as characters themselves, from battlefield mists to desolate swamps.
Her latest series, the Berkshire Hilltown Mysteries, debuted with Rattlesnake Hill (2025). The novel follows Kathryn Stinson, a Boston photo archivist, who travels to rural New Nottingham in the Berkshires to investigate a family mystery. Her search for a woman in an old photograph uncovers the unsolved murder of Diana Farley. Wheeler combines suspense, atmospheric description, and complex characters, exploring the darkness hidden in quiet towns.
Wheeler has published numerous mystery short stories in anthologies such as Day of the Dark, Stories of Eclipse, and The Best New England Crime Stories. She served as co-editor and publisher for Level Best Books for six years. A member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, she also coordinates the Speakers Bureau for the New England Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
Now, Leslie Wheeler divides her time between Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the Berkshires.
Photo credit: www.lesliewheeler.com
Born and raised in California, Leslie Wheeler completed college and graduate school. She then worked as a teacher of adult education, an editor for an educational publisher, and later as a freelance writer. She has said, “Writing came easily to me, though my path to publication has had its ups and downs.”
Her nonfiction works include Jimmy Who?, a biography of Jimmy Carter, as well as young adult biographies of Jane Addams and Rachel Carson.
Wheeler turned to fiction with the Miranda Lewis Living History Mysteries, which combine modern crime with historical settings. Titles include Murder at Plimoth Plantation, Murder at Gettysburg, and Murder at Spouters Point. These novels follow ordinary women who confront dangerous situations, often set in landscapes that act as characters themselves, from battlefield mists to desolate swamps.
Her latest series, the Berkshire Hilltown Mysteries, debuted with Rattlesnake Hill (2025). The novel follows Kathryn Stinson, a Boston photo archivist, who travels to rural New Nottingham in the Berkshires to investigate a family mystery. Her search for a woman in an old photograph uncovers the unsolved murder of Diana Farley. Wheeler combines suspense, atmospheric description, and complex characters, exploring the darkness hidden in quiet towns.
Wheeler has published numerous mystery short stories in anthologies such as Day of the Dark, Stories of Eclipse, and The Best New England Crime Stories. She served as co-editor and publisher for Level Best Books for six years. A member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, she also coordinates the Speakers Bureau for the New England Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
Now, Leslie Wheeler divides her time between Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the Berkshires.
Photo credit: www.lesliewheeler.com
Books
Audiobooks
- unavailable
fb2epub
Drag & drop your files
(not more than 5 at once)