Sandra Balzo

Sandra Balzo

5 Series

Sandra Balzo is an American author known for her mystery and crime fiction novels, including the Maggy Thorsen and Main Street Murders Mysteries series. Before her writing career, she spent 20 years in corporate public relations, event management, and publicity.

In Sandra Balzo's Heaven's Fire, patriarch Pasquale Firenze of Firenze Fireworks is killed by an explosion during a live television show. Producer Wendy "Jake" Jacobus, a cancer survivor, becomes entangled in the aftermath alongside federal agent Simon Aamot. As they navigate their personal struggles—Aamot's inability to move on from the past and Jake's trust issues—they must work together to prevent another explosion at the upcoming Fourth of July fireworks display. The novel intertwines elements of thriller, romance, and family saga.

Maggy Thorsen Mystery

Uncommon Grounds

(2004)

Grounds for Murder

(2007)

Bean There, Done That

(2008)

Brewed, Crude and Tattooed

(2009)

From the Grounds Up

(2010)

A Cup of Jo

(2010)

Triple Shot

(2011)

Murder on the Orient Espresso

(2013)

To the Last Drop

(2016)

Importance of Being Urnest

(2017)

Murder a la Mocha

(2019)

Death of a Bean Counter

(2020)

Flat White

(2021)

The Big Steep

(2022)

French Roast

(2022)

Any Pot in a Storm

(2023)

Brew Unto Others

(2024)

Main Street Mystery

Running on Empty

(2011)

Dead Ends

(2012)

Hit and Run

(2014)

Standalone Novels

Heaven's Fire

(2011)

Short Stories/Novellas

Viscery

(2004)

The Grass is Always Greener

(2011)

Short Story Collections

The Grass is Always Greener and Other Stories

(2011)

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