Gayle Leeson

Gayle Leeson is a pseudonym for the American author Gayle Trent. Leeson is well-known for her mystery novels and also writes under the name Amanda Lee. She has penned several series under her Gayle Leeson pseudonym, including the Down South Cafe mystery series, the Ghostly Fashionista mystery series, and the Kinsey Falls women's fiction series.

As Gayle Trent, Leeson writes the Daphne Martin Cake Mystery series and the Myrtle Crumb Mystery series. The cake decorating series features a heroine who has returned to her hometown in Southwest Virginia after a difficult divorce. Daphne is starting a new life and opening a cake baking and decorating business, all while trying to rekindle an old romance and deal with a complicated relationship with her mother. The Embroidery Mystery series, written as Amanda Lee, features a heroine who has moved to the Oregon coast to open an embroidery specialty shop. Marcy Singer left her home in San Francisco, along with the humiliation of being left at the altar, to pursue her dream and make a fresh start. Leeson's mysteries have been praised by critics and fellow authors, with Publishers Weekly calling her prose "full of pop culture references and sharp needlework puns."

In addition to her mystery novels, Leeson also writes the Movie Memorabilia series and, as G. Leeson, the Literatia series. She is a USA Today bestselling, award-winning author who loves creating stories about characters she'd like to sit down with at her kitchen table. Leeson's books are known for their humor, smart protagonists, and intriguing mysteries. She enjoys hearing from her readers and can be reached through her website, gayleleeson.com. She lives in Virginia with her family, including her own Great Pyrenees, who provides inspiration for the character of Mr. O'Ruff in the Embroidery Mystery series.