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Carole Berry is an American mystery fiction writer who is best known for her amateur sleuth series featuring New York City office temp worker Bonnie Indermill. Berry also has one suspense novel to her credit.

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Early life    **

Carole Jean Fagan was Born in Corpus Christi Texas in November 1942,  

https://www.cctexas.com/services/public-information-and-records/birth-and-death-certificates-vital-records-located-city

Her mother Evelyn Simone was a

housekeeper and nurse.  Her father Gerald Fagan, a man with little formal education, had enlisted in the Navy where he was receiving promotions

due to his  intelligent nature.

Carole grew up in a variety of locations, among them Richton Mississippi where they lived in a

very modest house with a board floor with the family making a living by farming. Following Navy reassignments her family moved to

The Wahiawa navy base in Hawaii. Her fathers rank as an officer enabled them use of the Officers Club facilities,

something Carole truly enjoyed.

https://militarybases.com/hawaii/nctams-pac/

 

Back in the U.S., the family moved to Laurel, Maryland. Carole Married Marion F.Summerlin in 1964. This marriage

ended in divorce,

filed in Muskogee County, state of Oklahoma March 24,1967. The marriage didn't work but the name did, so Carole Jean Fagan

was now Carole Summerlin.

. Single and wanting more out of life, Carole traveled to California, and supported herself by working part time as a legal secretary.

at Pillsbury Madison and Sutro.

https://www.company-histories.com/Pillsbury-Madison-Sutro-LLP-Company-History.html

She also enrolled in The University of California,

Berkeley,  graduating in 1978. In April 1978, she was elected to the California Alpha chapter of

Phi Beta Kappa.

Seeking employment in The publishing field, Carole moved to New York, where, rooming on the lower east side

with a girl friend she had known in Berkeley, Carole pursued a career in Publishing. This did not go as planned, with the firm

going out of business and shuttering its doors about a month after she was hired.

Unemployed, but Having been a part time  legal secretary in California, Carole then worked as a legal secretary

at Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn,

Along the way she met her

to be husband, Ben.

Carole chose the writing name "Carole Berry" because, among others,  books with the author"B" would appear on a higher shelf.

initial forays into publishing were met with rejection letters, but she already had an idea for another book.

"Go with your instincts, start the second book" This was the advice of Bens father, Robert Elton Berry, a journalist, sailor and

author of several books.

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupid?key=ha001475560

Writing career

Carole was always an avid reader but her husband, Ben, introduced her to the mysteries of Ross McDonald, Rex Stout,Sue Grafton

and others.

A friend of Carols wrote a book. "I can do that" was Carols thought.

Living in Washington Heights, New york, Carole joined  a local writers group, where she met Lori Perkins,

a soon to be literary agent.  Lori submitted Caroles book,

"The Letter Of The Law" to St.Martins Press. It was accepted.

https://lperkinsagency.com/#agency

During her writing career, Carole wrote nine books, eight mysteries and one suspense.

The Bonnie Indermill series, 1987 - 1999:

   The Letter of the Law. New York: St. Martin'se  Press. 1987. ISBN 0-312-01059-1.[1]

   The Year of the Monkey. New York: St. Martin's Press. 1988. ISBN 0-312-01850-9.

   Goodnight, Sweet Prince. New York: St. Martin's Press. 1990. ISBN 0-312-03840-2.

   Island Girl. New York: St. Martin's Press. 1991. ISBN 0-373-28026-2.[2]

   The Death of a Difficult Woman. New York: Berkley Prime Crime. 1994. ISBN 0-425-14356-2.[3][4]

   The Death of a Dancing Fool. New York: Berkley Prime Crime. 1996. ISBN 0-425-15143-3.

   Death of Dimpled Darling. New York: Berkley Prime Crime. 1997. ISBN 0-425-16097-1.

   Death of a Downsizer. New York: Berkley Prime Crime. 1999. ISBN 0-425-16614-7.

Suspense :

   Nightmare Point. New York: St. Martin's Press. 1993. ISBN 0-312-08889-2.[5]

Reception

The Chicago Tribune praised her for her debut novel, The Letter of the Law, stating she had "made an immediate impact".[1]

Reviews

On "Good night sweet prince" Publishers weekly said "  Bonnie has become one of detective fiction's most appealing protagonists.

adroitly plotted, well-written mystery the best of the series so far."

https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780312038403

During this time, Carole had been working part time and writing, but she was required to go back to working full time or

resign from Proskauer.

temporarily out of ideas for books and needing steady income and benefits, sick days and paid vacations, Carole returned to work full time where she was

continuously promoted from Legal Secretary to Director of Human resources.  

https://www.zoominfo.com/p/Carole-Summerlin/1325768383

Ideas that led to books.

Nightmare point was based on a dream Carole had when vacationing in Provincetown. The actual geography, and all other details have been fictionalized.  

One foggy, windy morning in the late fall, She and her husband Ben traveled to Jeremy Point in Welfleet Mass, parked their second-hand Volkswagen Beetle and

dressed inadequately for the conditions they later encountered, trekked the entire length of this geological feature for research and adventure.

That became Nightmare point.

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"Island Girl" was conceived in 1990, partly in the Nassau International Airport, where Carole and Ben, on a trip that evolved SCUBA Diving,

observed a young male passenger, obviously new to travel, having a loud, lengthy emotional outburst,

and insisting he wanted to return to New York Immediately.

His young, lovely female companion was in tears, the couple they were traveling with were trying to disappear,

Airport security rolled their eyes, while this young man continued shouting at high volume. Carole and Ben looked at each other,

shared a smile, collected their luggage and headed out.

Thus, the character Sonny were born.

A tropical Island. Sun, Sea, and a recent murder. The FBI had beenb called in, and the killers descriptions and actions were broadcast

every half hour. " If you think you know something, however trivial, please call.." saturated the airwaves.

There was a marvelous restaurant in the industrial section of town. The last part of the walk there at twilight did not have a friendly vibe.

Dinner was fabulous,the view supreme.

"May I call you a cab? Please, have a seat." This was The Restaurant Manager speaking, it was after dinner, with Carole and Ben about to leave the restaurant;

and walk out into the darkness. The cab arrived, with the smiling manager escorting them out  across the sidewalk and opened

the cab door for them.

Nassau is a beautiful city, full of historic treasures, perfectly safe. Minutes later they were back in their room,

casually talking about what a nice night it had been..

This combination of events led to Carole writing " Island Girl."

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Other activities.

Carole is an avid hiker, having traveled to Europe for hiking six times with  and hiking the Rhone Alps, Corsica, The Sorrento Peninsua,

Collioure and Girona,Greece and Tuscany. She also enjoyed biking, snorkeling in tropical waters, and, of course, reading.

References

Kiley, Mike (December 27, 1987). "Women become more than Molls". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 26, 2011.

"Island Girl". Kirkus Reviews Magazine. Kirkus Reviews. October 1, 1991. Retrieved May 29, 2011.

"Fiction review: Death of Diff Woman". Publishers Weekly. November 28, 1994. Retrieved May 26, 2011.

"The Death of a Difficult Woman". Kirkus Reviews Magazine. Kirkus Reviews. October 15, 1994. Retrieved May 29, 2011.

   "Nightmare point". Kirkus Reviews Magazine. Kirkus Reviews. February 1, 1993. Retrieved May 29, 2011.

External links

   http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/carole-berry/

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  20th-century American novelistsAmerican mystery writersAmerican women novelistsLiving peopleWriters from New York CityWomen mystery writers20th-century American women writersNovelists from New York (state)21st-century American women

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