Puppeteer, children's entertainer, owner of a model agency, TV talk show panelist, luxury accommodation owner, entrepreneur: storyteller Leonie Mateer has lived a full and diverse life. Born and raised in New Zealand, Mateer moved to the United States in her 30s to pursue business opportunities. She returned to New Zealand for several years in the 2000s, running a luxury lodge in Northland - which has been an inspiration for her crime series - and now splits her time between Northland and the United States. Mateer is known for her huge success as a brand development expert, and has previously written business advice books. Creator of the brand "Caboodles" - a teen girl brand that took the retail industry by storm in the late 1980s and early 90s. She was named in the 'Who's Who' of both Leading American Executives and American Inventors in the 1990s. A lifelong storyteller, she published THE MURDER SUITE, her first adult thriller, last year, kickstarting a series starring Audrey, "a psychopath, a serial killer and a friendly resident in a small town in rural Northland". The series has continued with THE CABIN BY THE SEA (Book 2) and THE MURDER TRAIL (Book 3). Other books include: Read your Own Fortune - Self Help/Spiritual Read your Own Financial Fortune - Self Help/Spiritual The Magical World of Dantonia - Mid grade thriller