Julie Hyzy is an author of mystery fiction. She writes a series of books with sleuth 'Alex St James', news researcher, which combines mystery and adventure, and another about Olivia Paras, assistant chef at the White house, which sits in the sub genre 'culinary mysteries'. Her State of the Onion, from the latter series, won an Anthony Award

Anthony Award

The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher , one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America....

 and other awards. She has a third series, the Manor House Mysteries, featuring amateur sleuth Grace Wheaton, curator of palatial Marshfield Manor.

She studied business at college and worked in business-related jobs until taking up fiction writing. She also writes under two pseudonyms, N.C. Hyzy and S.F. Hyzy.

Books

Alex St James series

• Deadly Blessings (2005) Five Star
• Deadly Interest (2006) Five Star
• Dead Ringer (2008) Five Star (with Michael A. Black)

White House Chef Mysteries - Ollie Paras series

• State of the Onion (January, 2008) Berkley Prime Crime Press (2009 Anthony Award
  Anthony Award
  The Anthony Awards are literary awards for mystery writers presented at the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention since 1986. The awards are named for Anthony Boucher , one of the founders of the Mystery Writers of America....
  
   for Best Paperback Original, 2009 Barry Award for Best Paperback Original, 2009 Lovey Award for Best Traditional Mystery.)
• Hail to the Chef (December, 2008) Berkley Prime Crime Press
• Eggsecutive Orders (January, 2010) Berkley Prime Crime Press
• Buffalo West Wing (January, 2011) Berkley Prime Crime Press
• Affairs of Steak (coming January, 2012) Berkley Prime Crime Press

Manor House Mysteries - Grace Wheaton series

• Grace Under Pressure (June, 2010) Berkley Prime Crime Press
• Grace Interrupted (June, 2011) Berkley Prime Crime Press

Other

• Artistic License (2004) Five Star

Ebooks as N.C. Hyzy

• Playing With Matches, a Riley Drake Mystery
• Mystery Short Stories

See also

• Mystery (fiction)
• List of female detective/mystery writers
• List of female detective characters