About the author

Kathleen Lopez

Whether it’s her Murder Mystery <em>Shuller Series</em>, following Sheriff Martin Shuller’s life, or her Psychological Thrillers in <em>The Crawford Chronicles</em>, involving the ever increasingly bizarre cases of Detective John Crawford, Kathleen Lopez writes suspenseful stories of Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem.<br>As Sydney Shaw, writing the Out of Left Field and Riverbend Ranch series, she tells stories of Slow Burn and Steamy Small-Town Romances sure to get your heart racing.<br>​​​​​​​<br>With all her work, the goal is always that the story, specifically the characters, need to be real enough for the reader to care; without that believability, the story does not work.&nbsp; Each story should be a journey for the reader to enjoy.&nbsp; She writes as if she is recounting her character’s imagined lives and brings readers along for the journey.