Morley Swingle

Welcome to the Mystery Writers of America website. Thank you for visiting my personal site. The best mysteries are heart-thumping true stories, and you'll find several of those here. Meanwhile, here is some information about me that might interest you. Carol

Born: Red Bank, New Jersey. Graduate of Long Branch High School, New Jersey.
Resident of Florida, Brevard County. Have also lived in Texas, California, Hawaii, Alabama, Georgia, Paris, France and Bangkok, Thailand. Have traveled extensively in my lifetime, professionally, and for research, as well as for personal pleasure.
Education: MBA--Masters Degree of Business Administration; Bachelor of Arts in French Literature, both awarded from the University of Central Florida. Also studied Asian Studies and French at the University of Hawaii, and Thai at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California. Languages: Speak and read English and French, some Spanish, Italian and Thai. Co-Author or collaborator/editor/writing coach on seven non-fiction books on military adventure/mystery; true crime, biography, memoirs, family history, and business topics; Have worked as a teacher, dean of a college, a Financial Analyst at a Fortune 500 firm, and a newspaper columnist and features writer. Member of American Society of Journalists and Authors; National League of American Pen Women; Mystery Writers of America, The Authors Guild, Inc.' American Historical Association;
Recipient of the Human Relations in Education Award for the State of Florida; Honorary Life Member of the National French Honor Society; Lily Award as Outstanding Business Woman of Brevard County, FL. Hobbies are music, cooking, reading, walking the beach, travel. Live and write in Melbourne Beach, Florida.