Marcia Talley is an American mystery novelist, author of the Hannah Ives mystery series, two collaborative novels, and numerous short stories.
Marcia was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of COL Thomas Chester Dutton, a career U.S. Marine Corps officer, and Lois Elizabeth Tuckerman Dutton, a registered nurse.
Talley studied French at Oberlin College and obtained her B.A.
She received a master's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1981.
Later, Talley later worked for TeleSec Library Services, the American Bankers Association, the U.S. General Accounting Office and the U.S.