Destroying Angels: A Leigh Girard Mystery (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781492936138)

Gail Lukasik was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a ballerina with the Cleveland Civic Ballet Company. She began her writing career as a poet. Her most recent book of poems is: Homeless, In My Own Words: True Stories of Homeless Mothers. Her first mystery novel, Destroying Angels, was written as a result of her son's suggestion: "You're always reading mysteries, why don't you try writing one." Kirkus Reviews described her second Leigh Girard mystery, Death's Door, as "fast-paced and literate, with a strong protagonist and a puzzle that keeps you guessing." Peak Season for Murder, her third Leigh Girard mystery, was awarded a Lovey Award for Best Traditional Amateur Sleuth. After her appearance on PBS's Genealogy Roadshow where her mother's life changing secret was revealed, she was inspired to write White Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing. "I'm a mystery author who was never able to solve my own family's mystery," Lukasik said. She was certified as a canoe instructor and has led canoeing trips on the Des Plaines River. When her nose isn't buried in a book, she likes to hike the beautiful forest preserves near her house.