JoAnna Carl is the pseudonym for a multipublished mystery writer. She is the author of the national bestselling Chocoholic mysteries, which include The Chocolate Book Bandit and The Chocolate Moose Motive. She spent more than twenty-five years in the newspaper business as a reporter, feature writer, editor, and columnist. She holds a degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma and also studied in the OU Professional Writing Program. She lives in Oklahoma but summers in Michigan.