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Camalliere holds a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Xavier College. She lives with her husband in Lemont, Illinois, serves on the board of the Lemont Public Library District, and oversees the archives of the Lemont Area Historical Society. She writes a blog on local history and speaks to organizations and book clubs on a variety of topics related to writing, local history, and her cancer experience. She is a lifelong avid reader and enjoys classical choral singing. Visit her website, www.patcamallierebooks.com, or contact her for speaking engagements, interviews, or at any time at Pat@Patcamallierebooks.com.

Biography

Pat Camalliere is the author of The Cora Tozzi Historical Mystery Series. She has lived in the Chicago area all her life. After moving to Lemont, she became intrigued by the unusual, mysterious region along the Des Plaines River and Sag Valleys and began writing historical mysteries set in this locale, finding that a hint of the paranormal fit perfectly into the stories she wanted to tell. Her books relate a mystery from the past to a mystery in the present while enlightening readers with details in both time. Last Call at Smokey Row is her first historical novel outside of the Cora Tozzi Mysteries. Camalliere, a cancer survivor, has also written a memoir, Staying Alive Is a Lot of Work: Me and My Cancer.