Teri Peitso-Holbrook (born Teri Jill Peitso) (Atlanta Native) is an American mystery writer living in Atlanta with her husband and two children.
She is the author of four mysteries and has been nominated for several literary awards.
[1] She currently teaches at Georgia State University and is pursuing multimodal and digital writing.
[2] Holbrook's début novel, A Far and Deadly Cry, was nominated for "Best Paperback Original" at the 1996 Anthony Awards and for the "Best First Novel" Agatha Award in the same year.
[4] Her 2001 novel, The Mother Tongue, was also nominated for the 2002 Edgar Award for "Best Paperback Original".