For 20 years, Cindy Martin was a “America’s Most Wanted” TV Producer traveling worldwide to interview law enforcement, crime experts, victims and their families, and criminals. She wrote hundreds of scripts for the highly rated FOX TV show.
Cindy’s short mystery stories are published in several collections: “Malice Challenge,” was published in the “Paradise is Deadly Anthology” (Sisters in Crime FL Gulf Coast 2023 publication).
“Grave News” is a murder mystery included in the “Notorious in North Texas Anthology.” (2024)
“Salt, Sand, Slay” turns a tropical weekend in the Florida Keys into a sinister story in the “Guppies Gone Fishin: Crime Takes a Holiday Anthology.” (2025)
“Key to the Past” in the “Crimes in the Old Dominion Anthology” puts fear in every mother’s heart when her baby goes missing. (2025)
She was a finalist in the 2022 Six-Word Thriller Contest (Rocky Mountain Chapter Mystery Writers of America).
Her memberships include the Florida Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and several Sisters in Crime Chapters: Florida Gulf Coast, Central Florida Citrus Crime Writers, North Dallas, Central Virginia, and Chesapeake.
Cindy lives in Southwest Florida with her husband, and two puppies. Aside from devouring novels, Cindy is a runner and teaches fitness classes at her local gym (A good place for people watching and characters).
