A woman with shoulder-length brown hair smiling, sitting on a pink chair against a plain white background, wearing a dark gray top and a light gray cardigan.

Laura Bradford

As a child, Laura Bradford fell in love with writing over a stack of blank paper, a box of crayons, and a freshly sharpened number-two pencil.

Today, Laura is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. Her mystery series include the Friend for Hire Mysteries, the Amish Mysteries, the Emergency Dessert Squad Mysteries, and the Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries written as Elizabeth Lynn Casey. She’s also penned four women’s fiction novels.


Books by Laura Bradford

The cover of a book titled 'A Plus One for Murder' by Laura Bradford. The cover features a cozy restaurant setting with round tables, red chairs, and a reserved sign on one table. In the background, there is a stage with a microphone and a dog, amidst a brick wall and arched windows. The genre is indicated as a "Friend for Hire Mystery" and the book is labeled as "First in a New Series."
Book cover for "Éclair and Present Danger: An Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery" by Laura Bradford. The illustration features a police car parked outside a bakery with a pink and green storefront, a brown cat walking on the car's hood, and scattered spilled dessert items on the street.