Dr. Carole B. Shmurak is Professor Emeritus at Central Connecticut State University, where she still teaches a course in the history and philosophy of education. She was a chemistry and biology teacher in private schools in New York and Connecticut for 20 years prior to coming to CCSU. She is the author of nine books, including Deadmistress, featuring professor/sleuth Susan Lombardi, and the second Lombardi mystery, Death by Committee, has recently been published. Under the pseudonym Carroll Thomas, she is the co-author of the Matty Trescott young adult novels, one of which (Ring Out Wild Bells) was nominated for the Agatha for best young adult mystery of 2001.
Mysteries by Author:
- Susan Lombardi Series:
- Deadmistress
- Death by Committee
- Death at Hilliard High (future)
- As Carroll Thomas:
- Ring Out Wild Bells (young adult)
Other Books by Author:
- Voices of Hope (non-fiction)
- As Carroll Thomas:
- Matty's War
- Blue Creek Farm
- Riding by Starlight
- The Town on Rambling Creek
- Under the Open Sky