Brenda Buchanan

Brenda Buchanan is an American author of mystery novels. She writes the Joe Gale series. Brenda grew up reading newspapers in a Central Massachusetts mill town. She got the journalism bug when at age 16 she co-wrote a piece about the disparity in spending on boys and girls sports at her high school. In doing so, she ruffled a few feathers, which was a great lesson for her early on. She later worked for the Boston Globe while studying at Northeastern University. Her next gig was as a reporter/columnist with the York County Coast Star in Maine prior to attending law school. Brenda now works as a lawyer during the day and writer at night. She lives near Portland, Maine with her spouse, Diane.