Ron and Janet Benrey have been a writing team for nearly two decades. They’ve co-written nine cozy mystery novels, beginning with “A Trifle to Die For.” Despite their authorial togetherness, Ron and Janet have dissimilar backgrounds:
Janet has been a literary agent, the editorial director of a small press, an executive recruiter, and a book publicist. Janet earned her degree in Communication (Magna cum Laude) from the University of Pittsburgh.
Ron has been a writer forever—initially on magazines (his first real job was Electronics Editor at Popular Science Magazine), then in corporations (he wrote speeches for senior executives, corporate annual reports, corporate ads, and marketing communications materials), and then as a novelist.
Ron also writes nonfiction. His specialty is writing interesting words about difficult subjects. Over the years, he has authored ten nonfiction books, including “Understanding Christianity” and “Know Your Rights: A Survival Guide for Non-Lawyers.” Ron holds degrees in electrical engineering, management, and law.
Early in 2011, Ron and Janet launched Greenbrier Book Company, LLC, an eBook-centric publisher that also publishes selected paper books.
Ron and Janet live in North Carolina. When they aren’t writing mysteries, publishing, and blogging, you’ll probably find them aboard their sailboat, in the Neuse River.