Deborah Grabien (born June 28, 1954) is an American novelist and essayist.
Her works cross several genres, including murder mysteries, supernatural thrillers, utopian fantasies, etc.
Her novel Plainsong is a religious fantasy featuring the Wandering Jew and a female Messiah.
She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2002.
[2] She has used her own experiences in dealing with the disease to illuminate character traits in her characters; particularly J.P. Kinkaid, the protagonist in the Kinkaid Chronicles mystery series.