Betty Brandt Passick grew up in a small Iowa town where few people would expect the idea for a Gangster Series, yet this is where she drew inspiration for her premier historical mystery novel, Gangster in Our Midst, Bookkeeper, Lieutenant, and Sometimes Hitman for Al Capone (2017), which won a 2019 Notable Indie Book award. She returned to “Oxbow” during the pandemic to write The Black Bag of Dr. Wiltse, Murder on the Prairie (2021), which won a 2022 Notable Indie Book award. A third novel in the series will follow in early 2025. The first two books were substantial memorials. Her short stories and novellas have appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines. She writes a “Gangster Blog” and a column for an Iowa newspaper, and is a member of several mystery crime writers’ organizations. She launched her career as an author a decade ago after retiring from a Fortune 500 company. She and her husband reside in the Twin Cities. Together they enjoy rescuing Bichon Frise dogs (truth be told, the dogs rescue them)!