D is for Toni Dwiggins

From Toni:
I come from a family of writers: Dad was a newspaperman and wrote books about aviation, Aunt/Uncle wrote Westerns and Detective stories, Mom wrote a couple of B-movie scripts. Must be osmosis.

I've done magazine work, both fiction and nonfiction. I'm author of a US history text and contributed to texts in the sciences, including earth science. I've done tech-writing for the Silicon Valley computer industry. My techie experience hatched an idea that became my first novel, about an attempt to sabotage the nation's telephone system (INTERRUPT, published by TOR Books).

I went in a different direction with the Forensic Geology Series, taking mystery into outdoor adventure territory.




What are people saying?
"I was pleased to come across Badwater after hearing it mentioned on a writing forum. After sampling the first few pages I immediately recognized that Dwiggins knew how to weave a page-turning story. The plot at the heart of Badwater has elements of a technothriller, but the book avoids dumping too much information, instead doling out just enough background about geology and radioactive materials that I believed the characters (and by extension, the author) knew what they were talking about. In addition, there are some wonderfully nuanced characters, including the pair of forensic anthropologists, the villain, and a number of minor characters who Dwiggins deftly draws with a telling stroke or two.

Highly recommended."

"Badwater by Toni Dwuggins is a great read, a crisp, no nonsense crime story that is just plain hard to put down. In addition, the heroine is forensic geologist Cassie Oldfield who uses her scientific skill to detect and finally thwart the bad guys. With very, very few minor exceptions the science is accurate and well presented. This is no CSI, we can do anything fast, forensic science novel. It could be real life. Regretfully Cassie gets herself into becoming a victim as she relentlessly pursues the culprit. Even then her geologic knowledge helps to save the day. This is a great first crime story and we can all hope there will be many more. Ray Murray, author, Evidence from the Earth- Forensic Geology and Criminal Investigation."