ACCOLADES
“The stuff of which award-winning movies are made.”
“A page-turning read”
“A first rate series.”
RECOGNITION
USA Today Death Stalks Door County called “An evocative read … Wisconsin’s Book!”
Death Rides The Ferry
Named 2019 best Mystery/Thriller from Midwest Independent Publishing Association
The 3rd Dave Cubiak Door County Mystery wins the
EDNA FERBER FICTION BOOK AWARD, presented by the Council for Wisconsin Writers
About the Series
The Dave Cubiak Door County Mysteries pit a former troubled Chicago cop against a roster of clever killers on the Door County Peninsula in the heart of the Midwest. Set against a backdrop of stunning natural beauty, the series kicks off with Death Stalks Door County and continues with Death at Gills Rock and Death In Cold Water.
About Door County
Door County Peninsula juts out between the pristine waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan in northern Wisconsin. With 300 miles of scenic shoreline, five wooded state parks and a collection of quaint, waterfront villages, the area is a mecca for artists, musicians, outdoor enthusiasts and tourists. Every year, some two million visitors come to Door County, the “Cape Cod of the Midwest.”
Photo by B.E. Pinkham
About the Author
Patricia Skalka is the author of the popular Dave Cubiak Door County mystery series. She’s won both the Midwest Book Award for Best Thriller/Mystery and the Edna Ferber Fiction Book Award. During the pandemic, USA Today named Death Stalks Door County, the first Cubiak mystery, as the book to represent Wisconsin in its special feature: “50 States/50 Books to Read.”
Patricia has lectured about craft and taught workshops at numerous venues and conferences including Write On Door County, UW-Madison Writers’ Institute, Bouchercon, Murder & Mayhem Chicago, and Magna Cum Murder. Her non-writing claim to fame: interviewing both Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl, and Sophie Hannah, author of the new Hercule Poirot Mystery series, before live audiences of mystery writers.
A former President of Sisters in Crime Chicagoland and member of the Wisconsin chapter, she serves on the Board of the Society of Midland Authors and is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Wisconsin Writers Association, and The Authors Guild.
Patricia divides her time between Milwaukee and Door County, Wisconsin.
