Mary R. Daheim is a reporter and mystery writer. She was born in Seattle, Washington.
Daheim was a newspaper reporter and a public relations consultant before beginning to write. In 1983, she published her first historical romance. Daheim wrote six more books before becoming a mystery writer.
In 1991, Daheim began the Bed & Breakfast series of books. She began a second series, the Alpine series, in 1992.
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