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About Anna


Anna St. John is a lifelong writer. She began her career as editor of her college newspaper and held positions as a professional journalist, political consultant, and advertising copywriter before she established her own advertising agency — which she ran for forty years. 

Today, Anna writes cozy mysteries from her home office in a small Kansas town where she is within driving distance of a working blacksmith shop like the one in her Josie Posey series. Her Old English Sheepdog, Oliver, serves as inspiration for the fluffy pooch in her novels. The first two books, Doomed by Blooms and Clocked Out, are now available in paperback, ebook and audiobook.

Anna is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America.
She is represented by Cindy Bullard, of Birch Literary Agency. The Josie Posey series is published by Level Best Books.
 
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By Anna St. John December 4, 2023
An easy main dish to share with a friend
By Anna St. John July 11, 2023
What Matters Most 
By Anna St. John February 7, 2023
Let the journey begin, as Josie Posey, a big city crime reporter turned crime solver settles into a quiet life in middle America.
By Anna St. John October 22, 2022
What's the difference between a mystery and a cozy mystery? Agatha Christie defined the genre during the Golden Age of crime fiction.
By Anna St. John June 26, 2022
When dreams come true
By Anna St. John March 25, 2020
If you’ve ever felt like the famous White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, racing from place to place and never quite arriving on time, this information might help. As a reformed “tardy” person, I’m all-too-familiar with that sinking feeling that — despite my best intentions — I’m going to be late to the meeting.
By Anna St. John March 25, 2020
Stars shine brightly outside your window. The moon is a huge round ball hanging high in the midnight sky. It’s time to call it a day.
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