Marja McGraw, born and raised in Southern California, is a true Californian. Her family traces back to the 1850's in Los Angeles. While filling the role of a single parent, Marja worked in both criminal and civil law enforcement. She also worked various other jobs which gave her the well-rounded life’s education that an author needs.
She eventually relocated to Northern Nevada where she worked
for the Nevada Department of Transportation. Marja also did a stint in Oregon where she worked for the Jackson County
Sheriff's Office and owned her own business. Her next stop was Wasilla, Alaska. The draw to Northern Nevada was strong,
and she eventually returned.
Marja also wrote a weekly column for a small town newspaper in Northern Nevada, and conducted a Writers’ Support Group in Southern Nevada. A member of Sisters in Crime (SinC), she was also the Editor for the SinC Internet Newsletter. She has appeared on various television and radio talk shows.
Starting with Secrets of Holt House, A Mystery, Marja followed up with A Well-Kept Family Secret - A Sandi Webster Mystery and the beginning of a series. Bubba's Ghost, also a Sandi Webster mystery, was released July 1, 2008, and Prudy's Back! will be released in January, 2009. She says that each of her mysteries contains a little humor, a little romance and a little murder, and that her books concentrate non the characters and solving the crime rather than the crime itself.
Marja and her husband now live in a small community in Arizona, where life is good.