Hodge, J. W.: - J. W. Hodge delights in committing murder on paper. She finds it very therapeutic. She grew up playing in her grandmother's mortuary so she might be more comfortable with death than most. She and her husband are kept busy cleaning and repairing their many apartments. Whe she's not cleaning or writing her next book she's busy rescuing dogs, feral cats, and battling with a flock of wild turkeys who are determined to rule her hillside. She's a member of Mystery Writer's of America and Sisters in Crime and belongs to two critique groups.