| WELCOME
to the website of author Twist Phelan!
A Stanford graduate and former trial lawyer, Twist writes the critically-acclaimed
Pinnacle Peak mystery series (Poisoned Pen Press).
A different
sport figures in each of Twist’s legal-themed
mysteries, which are set in the fictional town
of Pinnacle Peak, Arizona and feature the “winningly
brassy” (Publishers Weekly) attorney Hannah
Dain. The latest book is FALSE
FORTUNE, with kayaking
the highlighted adventure sport. Learn
more here . . .
In addition
to writing crime fiction, Twist is an avid athlete
and world traveler. She has competed in Ironman
triathlons, skate-skied in Scandinavia, team-roped
in the American West, paddled outrigger canoe
in Australia, rock-climbed in South America, and
bicycled from the Pacific to the Atlantic Coast
in less than four weeks. Click
here to read about Twist’s sports adventures
researching her books—including her stint as a
cowgirl and near-arrest for burglary!
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