Brenda Buchanan
2 SeriesBrenda Buchanan, an American author, is known for her Joe Gale mystery series. She began her career in journalism, co-writing an impactful piece at age 16 and later working for the Boston Globe and the York County Coast Star in Maine. Currently, Brenda practices law by day and writes by night, residing near Portland, Maine with her spouse, Diane.
In "Quick Pivot," the first book of the Joe Gale Mystery series by Brenda Buchanan, a thief embezzles half a million dollars from a textile mill in Riverside, Maine, in 1968. Accountant George Desmond uncovers the theft but is murdered before he can report it. The killer hides Desmond's body and falsifies evidence to suggest Desmond fled with the money, tarnishing his reputation. This gripping mystery follows the unraveling of these long-buried secrets.
