About Mary Ann Paul

Mary Ann Paul is an Amazon bestselling author and the creative alter ego of Paula De Santiago, a Fulbright scholar with a lifelong fascination for the minds that manipulate, the motives that fester, and the almost perfect crime.

Paula grew up in the foothills of the picturesque Berkshire Mountains, where history lingers in tossed stone walls. A Harvard-trained researcher, her real education in mystery solving occurred at her grandfather’s kitchen table, where the seasoned police detective shared with her unfiltered stories about power, corruption, and the people who know how to use both to their advantage.

Her curiosity took her around the world—hitchhiking through Japan, surviving a stampede in China, climbing the Himalayas—but she always returned to the hidden intrigue woven into New England’s landscapes.

As Mary Ann Paul, she crafts historical mysteries where buried secrets refuse to rest and every truth exacts a price.

When not spinning tales, she roams open trails and timeworn town squares with her husband, children, and a canine co-conspirator who struggles to understand the value of discretion.