Cathleen Watkins is a licensed private investigator in California. She has worked on both criminal and civil cases, specializing in complaints of sexual assault, harassment, discrimination, retaliation and fraud. During her career, she has interviewed countless people about their professional and personal experiences, and these conversations now shape her voice as a writer. In 2024, Cathleen published her award-winning debut novel, Deadly Quiet, which launched the mystery series, The Eliza Fox Files.
Before becoming a P.I., Cathleen worked as a writer and an editor. She graduated from the University of Southern California, where she studied journalism. When she’s not writing, she spends time on photography, cooking, and improving her Spanish.
Cathleen grew up in Los Angeles and continues to live in Southern California with her husband and their dog Henry. Connect with Cathleen at www.cathleenwatkins.com.
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Deadly Quiet (The Eliza Fox Files, #1)
Eliza Fox must be smarter than the police and a step ahead of the killer.
When an exchange student is found dead in the music practice rooms of Wexford College, there are few suspects and no clear answers. Martina Noto's parents will fly into California from Rome as soon as they can, but until then the nearest relatives are Martina's cousins: Private Investigator Eliza Fox and her mother, Francesca Noto-Fox.
As detectives Byron Comstock and Jessica Fonseca get familiar with the case, Eliza is determined to help catch Martina's killer. She quickly begins her own investigation and is soon caught up in the twists and turns of finding the murderer, a far cry from her usual work as a paralegal. Often out of her depth, Eliza must overcome her own inexperience and learn to trust her instincts as she fumbles through her first high-stakes case.
Filled with both humor and suspense, this is one traditional mystery novel you don't want to miss.
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