KIM HERDMAN SHAPIRO
Kim worked as a journalist in Canada for many years, with experience in both print and broadcast journalism. Her book, Gelato with the Pope, highlights her time as a syndicated travel columnist in the Nineties.
In addition to her syndicated travel column, she has written feature articles for various publications, edited a monthly children’s publication in British Columbia, and had her poetry published. She won a Microsoft Web Design Dward for Footloose, one of the first digital e-zines on the internet.
Her mystery series, The Wynter Island Mysteries, was a semi-finalist for the Chanticleer Book Award. The series also received numerous positive reviews from such publications as Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. IndieReader marked it a 4.7 stars out of 5. Kirkus Reviews listed it as “An indie worth looking for.”
Book one, The Raven’s Cry, and book two, The Loon’s Song, are both available from Level Best Books. The third in the series, The Killdeer’s Call, will be out in early 2026.
Kim is a board member of Sisters in Crime New England. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, sons, and two dogs.
WYNTER ISLAND MYSTERIES
