User:RobertOlson44/Sophie Littlefield

Sophie Littlefield is an American author of mystery novels and short stories. Her debut novel, “A Bad Day for Sorry,” is due out from St. Martin’s Press/Thomas Dunne Books in August 2009. The book chronicles Stella Hardesty, a vigilante sewing machine shop owner who helps women with their abusive husbands and boyfriends. Littlefield's short story, “A Taste for It” was a finalist for the 2009 Derringer Award. Littlefield is also president of the San Francisco chapter of the Romance Writers of America, following Karin Tabke in the position. In addition to her fiction work, Littlefield co-wrote a book with William M. Wiecek about Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., which was published in 2005. According to the author’s website, Littlefield grew up in central Missouri, lived in Chicago for 10 years and now resides in Northern California with her husband and children.