The Peacekeeper's Photograph: A Master Sergeant Lauren Harper Mystery (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780989454902)

M. L. Doyle has served in the U.S. Army at home and abroad for more than two decades as both a soldier and civilian. A Minneapolis native, Mary currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Mary's mystery series, The Master Sergeant Harper mysteries, features Master Sergeant Lauren Harper, a dedicated soldier who travels the world on Army business only to learn that the threats to someone in uniform aren't limited to war. She didn't train for the dangers she faces but that can't stop her. If she doesn't face them, who will? The first book, THE PEACEKEEPER'S PHOTOGRAPH, takes place in a small Army outpost during the Bosnian Peacekeeping mission. PEACEKEEPER'S PHOTOGRAPH, which is scheduled for publication in August of 2013, was the winner of the Carey McCray Memorial Literary Award for best novel from the South Carolina Writer's Workshop. THE SAPPER'S PLOT, the second book in the series will also be published in 2013. Mary began her publishing career as the co-author of the book, I'M STILL STANDING: FROM CAPTIVE U.S. SOLDIER TO FREE CITIZEN - MY JOURNEY HOME (Touchstone, 2010), which chronicles the story of Shoshana Johnson, a member of the 507th Maintenance Company who was captured during an ambush and held prisoner in the early days of the Iraq War. The book was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the literary category for best Auto/biography in 2010. Mary also co-authored SOLDIER, GENERAL, MOTHER, SELF (Water Street Press, 2013), the story of how a small town, African-American girl became the first nationally nominated African-American female General Officer in the Army National Guard. BG (ret.) Julia Cleckley's story is one of tragedy and triumph that will inspire and encourage. Mary's adult romance series published under the name Louise Kokesh, called GENUINE DATE, is also scheduled for publication in 2013. Mary has a bachelor of Arts in broadcast communications from Metropolitan State University and a Master of Arts from the University of Oklahoma in International Relations.