Vinnie Hansen

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About Vinnie Hansen

Vinnie Hansen fled the South Dakota prairie for the California coast the day after high school graduation.

A reading addict since childhood, Vinnie is now the author of the Carol Sabala mysteries. The seventh installment in the series, Black Beans & Venom, was a finalist for the Claymore Award. She’s also written two stand-alone novels titled Lostart Street and One Gun. Her many published short stories include "Miscalculation" in Santa Cruz Noir, "Novel Solution" in Fish or Cut Bait, "Room and Board" in Fishy Business, and "The Last Word" in Fault Lines, Stories by Northern California Crime Writers. Her flash fiction, "Bad Connection," won the 2015 Golden Donut Award from the Writers' Police Academy.

Still sane after 27 years of teaching high school English, Vinnie has retired and lives in Santa Cruz, California, with her husband and the requisite cat.