About
Mary Birk, a former trial lawyer and avid gardener, lives and writes in Colorado. After graduating from law school, she moved from North Dakota with her late husband to Colorado where they raised their children and dogs, and together worked to turn two and a half acres into a high-country garden retreat. Ms. Birk has been named a Library Journal SELF-E Select author.
Her Terrence Reid/Anne Michaels mystery series combines her love for gardening and passion for all things Scottish. The first book in the series, Mermaids of Bodega Bay, was a finalist for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers’ Colorado Gold award in the mystery/suspense category and was named by Library Journal as a SELF-e Top Book of the Year. The First Cut, the second book in the series, won the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Award in the mystery/suspense category.
One of the founding members of the Colorado chapter of Sisters in Crime, Ms. Birk served as treasurer from 2016-2023. Currently, she is serving a two-year term as Vice President of the chapter. She also serves as the social media director for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America.
Violent Seed
Book 5
Family, food, and revenge—served cold in the Cotswolds
Detective Superintendent Lord Terrence Reid hopes for a quiet week with his family in the Cotswolds while his wife, Lady Anne, restores Whitethorn Manor’s famous walled garden. The manor’s Summer of Chefs program promises seven nights of haute cuisine from a celebrated mystery chef, just the respite his family needs after his father’s recent heart attack.
Upcoming Events
2025
October 11, 3:00 p.m.
Tattered Cover Bookstore
Book Launch Celebration with Sue Hinkin
Aspen Grove, Littleton, CO
