Will uncovering the truth about a cold murder case in Galveston bring closure to the victim’s family? Louise Finnerty and Marnie Liccione must...

Wanda Venters

Wanda Venters

Author

A native of Oklahoma City, Wanda Venters, M.D. attended Yale for her undergraduate studies and returned to Oklahoma City for her medical degree. She completed her pediatric residency in San Antonio with the US Army. While a pediatrician she wrote a series of parenting books, The Unicorns. 

Retiring from her pediatric practice after three decades, she began her second career as a successful mystery writer in 2019. She lives in Colorado with her husband and two labradoodles and a Siamese Cat. She has three children and four grandchildren. 

In 2022, she and her co-author, Mary Rae, published their first mystery novel, Break Bone Fever, with Written Dreams Publishing. This novel was a finalist in the 2022 Colorado Book Awards, mystery division. In 2024, their second novel, Breaking Apart, won the prestigious Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award in the thriller category. Their third book, Breaking News, was released December 24, 2024. Website: https://wandaventers.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dr.wandaventers 

Books

Breaking News

A Finnerty and Liccione Mystery book 3
Book #3 from the series: Finnerty and Liccione Mystery

Will uncovering the truth about a cold murder case in Galveston bring closure to the victim’s family? Louise Finnerty and Marnie Liccione must weigh the cost of seeking the truth against the threat to their families from malevolent forces.


In the winter of 2020, a young man demands that the Bay City Daily News investigate his father’s violent...

Breaking Apart (A Finnerty and Liccione Mystery Book 2)

Book #2 from the series: Finnerty and Liccione Mystery

“Rae and Venters have once again spun a medical murder mystery with precision, passion, and complexity. Breaking Apart takes you on a sexy and high-stakes ride.”

-Patty Dann, Author of Mermaids, which was made into a movie with Cher, Winona Ryder, and Christina Ricci

Breaking Apart...features the two physicians teaming up again, this time to...

Break Bone Fever (A Finnerty and Liccione Mystery Book 1)

Book #1 from the series: Finnerty and Liccione Mystery

“What a timely murder mystery!” -Marsha K. Kohn, J.D.



Facing a coming epidemic of dengue fever, Louise and Marnie try to discover the truth behind their friend’s murder, but can they solve it before it’s too late?



When Dr. Gennifer Drake’s body washes up on a foggy beach on Galveston Island, Texas, Dr. Louise Finnerty, an emergency medicine...

Other Writing

The Unicorns These children's stories were written by Wanda Venters, MD.

These children's stories were written by Wanda Venters, MD. They were created to be not only entertaining but also educational. They are designed to demonstrate effective parenting techniques.

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