MYSTERY AND THRILLER WRITER Ellen Byerrum is aformer journalist in Washington, D.C., as well as a pro-duced and published playwright. She also received herprivate investigator's registration in the Commonwealth ofVirginia. Her latest book, Crook Tales for Two, is a depar-ture from her previous books in terms of setting and time.Yet it is still screwball noir, incorporating mystery, com-edy, and romance.
