Beth Gutcheon is a highly respected novelist from the United States, known for her works in the literature and fiction, mystery, crafts and hobbies, thriller, and cozy mystery genres. She was born and raised in western Pennsylvania and attended Harvard, where she earned an honors BA in English literature. After graduation, she spent most of her adult life in New York City, with the exception of a few years in San Francisco and on the coast of Maine.
Gutcheon has been a full-time storyteller, working as a novelist and screenwriter, since 1978. Her novels have been translated into at least fifteen languages and have been bestsellers in the United States. Her novel "Still Missing" was particularly successful, being made into a feature film called "Without a Trace" and published in a Reader's Digest Condensed version. Her work has also been recognized with nominations for an Academy Award for the documentary "Children of Theatre Street" and a finalist for the Nero award for her murder mystery "Death at Breakfast."
Gutcheon is particularly well known for writing the Maggie Detweiler & Hop Babbin novel series, which includes two books so far, with more in development. The series is characterized by its witty and stylish mystery stories, which have been successful due in part to the engaging main characters of Hope Babbin and Maggie Detweiler. Prior to writing mystery novels, Gutcheon focused mainly on fiction, but her success with the Maggie Detweiler & Hop Babbin series has encouraged her to continue working in this genre. All of her novels are available in new uniform paperback editions from HarperPerennial.