Elizabeth Gunn is an American author who was born in 1926. She has lived a varied and adventurous life before turning to writing as her primary focus. Gunn's experiences have informed her writing, providing her with a wealth of knowledge and experiences to draw upon.\n \nGunn's career as a writer began in earnest when she started writing a series of police procedural mysteries. These novels are set in southeast Minnesota, where Gunn grew up, and they contrast the sometimes gritty routine of police work with the idyllic rural scenes around a mid-size city in the upper Midwest. The featured characters in these mysteries include Jake Hines, a hard-working police detective, and his girlfriend, Trudy Hanson, a forensic scientist at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in St. Paul.\n \nIn addition to her series set in Minnesota, Gunn has also begun writing a new series of police procedural mysteries set in Tucson, Arizona. This southwest series follows Sarah Burke, a homicide detective who must deal with the diverse and ever-changing population of the city. The valley that holds Tucson was occupied by Native Americans for thousands of years before the Spanish came searching for gold and glory. It was later folded into the U.S. by the Gadsden Purchase in 1852, and the city has since grown into a polyglot population that is constantly becoming more diverse. Sarah Burke must navigate this complex and ever-changing landscape as she works to solve crimes and keep the city safe. The series explores the ways in which the city's diverse population interacts and the challenges that arise when their interests collide, making it an ideal setting for a crime novelist.