Member Since:
Dec. 07, 2022
Judy Penz Sheluk
Biography
A former journalist and magazine editor, Judy Penz Sheluk is the bestselling author of Finding Your Path to Publication and Self-publishing: The Ins & Outs of Going Indie, as well as two mystery series: the Glass Dolphin Mysteries and Marketville Mysteries, both of which have been published in multiple languages. Her short crime fiction appears in several collections, including the Superior Shores Anthologies, which she also edited. Judy has a passion for understanding the ins and outs of all aspects of publishing, and is the founder and owner of Superior Shores Press, which she established in February 2018.
Judy is a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association, Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and Crime Writers of Canada, where she served on the Board of Directors for five years, the final two as Chair. She lives in Northern Ontario. Find her at www.judypenzsheluk.com.
Judy is a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association, Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, the Short Mystery Fiction Society, and Crime Writers of Canada, where she served on the Board of Directors for five years, the final two as Chair. She lives in Northern Ontario. Find her at www.judypenzsheluk.com.
Where to find Judy Penz Sheluk online
Website: http://www.judypenzsheluk.com
Series
A Superior Shores Anthology
by Judy Penz Sheluk
The Best Laid Plans: 21 Stories of Mystery & Suspense
Heartbreaks & Half-truths: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense
Moonlight & Misadventure: 20 Stories of Mystery & Suspense
Larceny & Last Chances: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense
The Best Laid Plans: 21 Stories of Mystery & Suspense
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Heartbreaks & Half-truths: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Moonlight & Misadventure: 20 Stories of Mystery & Suspense
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Larceny & Last Chances: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Step-by-Step Guides
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Step-by-Step Publishing Guides: Books 1 & 2
Finding Your Path to Publication
Self-publishing: The Ins & Outs of Going Indie
Step-by-Step Publishing Guides: Books 1 & 2
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Finding Your Path to Publication
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Self-publishing: The Ins & Outs of Going Indie
Price:
$5.99 USD.
A Marketville Mystery
by Judy Penz Sheluk
The Marketville Mystery Series: Books 1-3
Skeletons in the Attic
Past & Present
A Fool's Journey
Before There Were Skeletons
The Marketville Mystery Series: Books 1-3
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Skeletons in the Attic
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Past & Present
Price:
$4.99 USD.
A Fool's Journey
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Before There Were Skeletons
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Marketville Mystery - Deutsch
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Skelette auf dem Dachboden
Vergangenheit und Gegenwart
Skelette auf dem Dachboden
Price:
$6.99 USD.
Vergangenheit und Gegenwart
Price:
$6.99 USD.
A Glass Dolphin Mystery
by Judy Penz Sheluk
The Glass Dolphin Mystery Series: Books 1 - 3
The Hanged Man's Noose
A Hole In One
Where There's A Will
The Glass Dolphin Mystery Series: Books 1 - 3
Price:
$9.99 USD.
The Hanged Man's Noose
Price:
$4.99 USD.
A Hole In One
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Where There's A Will
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Books
Larceny & Last Chances: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: A Superior Shores Anthology, Book 4.
Pre-release—available
June 18,
2024. Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 79,730.
Language:
English.
Published by
Judy Penz Sheluk.
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical
Sometimes it's about doing the right thing. Sometimes it's about getting even. Sometimes it's about taking what you think you deserve. And sometimes, it's your last, best, chance. Edited by Judy Penz Sheluk and featuring stories by Christina Boufis, John Bukowski, Brenda Chapman, Susan Daly, Wil A. Emerson, Tracy Falenwolfe, Kate Fellowes, Molly Wills Fraser, Gina X. Grant, Karen Grose, Wendy...
Step-by-Step Publishing Guides: Books 1 & 2
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: Step-by-Step Guides.
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Words: 91,670.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: January 19, 2024
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Reference » Publishing & books, Essay » Author profile
An accessible two-volume guide into the world of publishing, with practical tips and sage advice for writers at any stage of their career.
Self-publishing: The Ins & Outs of Going Indie
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: Step-by-Step Guides, Book 2.
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 52,890.
Language:
English.
Published: December 1, 2023
by
Judy Penz Sheluk.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Reference » Publishing & books, Essay » Author profile
Whether you're an aspiring author, a traditionally published author considering a change, or merely curious, "Going Indie" takes an honest, unbiased look at the pros and cons of self-publishing while guiding you through the process—one easy-to-understand step at a time.
Heartbreaks & Half-truths: 22 Stories of Mystery & Suspense
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: A Superior Shores Anthology, Book 2.
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 75,770.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: September 12, 2020
by
Judy Penz Sheluk.
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Whether it's 1950s Hollywood, a scientific experiment, or a yard sale in suburbia, the twenty-two authors represented in this collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of "heartbreaks and half-truths" in their own inimitable style, where only one thing is certain: Behind every broken heart lies a half-truth. And behind every half-truth lies a secret. Featuring stories...
Die Reise eines Narren
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: Marketville Mysteries, Book 3.
Price:
$6.99 USD.
Words: 72,990.
Language:
German.
Originally Published: May 16, 2023
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Im März 2000 verließ der zwanzigjährige Brandon Colbeck sein Zuhause und trat die sogenannte "Reise des NarrenĖ® an, um sich selbst zu finden. Seither hat ihn niemand gesehen oder etwas von ihm gehört - weder Freunde noch Familie -, bis zu dem Tag, als der Anruf eines Mannes, der behauptete Brandon Colbeck zu sein, dem Fall erneut Aufmerksamkeit brachte. Calamity (Callie) Barnstable und ihr Team...
Moonlight & Misadventure: 20 Stories of Mystery & Suspense
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: A Superior Shores Anthology, Book 3.
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 79,280.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: June 18, 2021
by
Judy Penz Sheluk.
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - multi-author, Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Whether it's vintage Hollywood, the Florida everglades, the Atlantic City boardwalk, or a farmhouse in Western Canada, the twenty authors represented in this collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of "moonlight and misadventure" in their own inimitable style where only one thing is assured: Waxing, waning, gibbous, or full, the moon is always there, illuminating...
The Best Laid Plans: 21 Stories of Mystery & Suspense
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: A Superior Shores Anthology.
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 73,310.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: March 14, 2020
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Whether it's a subway station in Norway, ski resort in Vermont, McMansion in the suburbs, or trendy art gallery in Toronto, the 21 authors represented in this superb collection of mystery and suspense interpret the overarching theme of the best-laid plans in their own inimitable style. And like many best-laid plans, they come with no guarantees. Includes "A Sure Thing" by CC Guthrie, nominated...
Finding Your Path to Publication
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: Step-by-Step Guides, Book 1.
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 38,730.
Language:
English.
Published: May 2, 2023
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Reference » Publishing & books, Essay » Author profile
The road to publishing is paved with good intentions…and horror stories of authors who had to learn the hard way. For the emerging author, the publishing world can be overwhelming. You've written the book, and you're ready to share it with the world, but don't know where to start. Traditional, independent press, hybrid, self-publishing, and online social platforms—all are valid publishing paths...
Begraven Geheimen
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Price:
$5.99 USD.
Words: 83,550.
Language:
Dutch.
Originally Published: April 29, 2023
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Calamity (Callie) Barnstable kijkt er niet echt van op dat ze de enige erfgenaam is van haar vaders aardse bezittingen. Ze is niettemin tot op haar schoenzolen geschokt, wanneer ze bij lezing van het testament ontdekt dat zich daaronder een huis in het stadje Marketville bevindt – een huis waarvan ze niet eens wist dat haar vader het bezat. Maar er zijn voorwaarden verbonden aan de erfenis. Ze...
Vive Libre o Tri: Tres relatos cortos de misterio
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 8,210.
Language:
Spanish.
Originally Published: January 10, 2023
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction, Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery
Una colección de tres historias cortas de misterio de Judy Penz Sheluk, autora de las series El Misterio del Delfín de Cristal y Misterio en Marketville. Muerte y engaño, las apariencias a menudo engañan y esa es la premisa subyacente en esta colección de ficción policíaca: en "Vive Libre o Muere", la ingenua Emmy, de 21 años, se enamora de Jack, de 31 años, un experto en eficiencia de New...
Live Free or Tri: A Collection of Three Short Mystery Stories
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 7,740.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: November 4, 2019
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
A collection of three short mystery stories by Judy Penz Sheluk, author of the Glass Dolphin Mystery and Marketville Mystery series. Death and Deception Appearances are often deceiving and that is the underlying premise in this collection of short crime fiction: In "Live Free or Die," naive 21-year-old Emmy falls hard for 31-year-old Jack, an efficiency expert from New Hampshire who is not all...
Past & Present
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: A Marketville Mystery, Book 2.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 69,830.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: February 17, 2020
by
Judy Penz Sheluk.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Sometimes the past reaches out to the present... It's been thirteen months since Calamity (Callie) Barnstable inherited a house in Marketville under the condition that she search for the person who murdered her mother thirty years earlier. She solves the mystery, but what next? Unemployment? Another nine-to-five job in Toronto? Callie decides to...
Before There Were Skeletons
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: A Marketville Mystery, Book 4.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 66,220.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: October 21, 2022
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
The last time anyone saw Veronica Goodman was the night of February 14, 1995, the only clue to her disappearance a silver heart-shaped pendant, found in the parking lot behind the bar where she worked. Twenty-seven years later, Veronica's daughter, Kate, just a year old when her mother vanished, hires Past & Present Investigations to find out what happened that fateful night. Calamity (Callie...
Skelette auf dem Dachboden
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: Marketville Mystery - Deutsch.
Price:
$6.99 USD.
Words: 87,750.
Language:
German.
Originally Published: October 1, 2022
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Manche Geheimnisse überlässt man am besten der Vergangenheit… Calamity (Callie) Barnstable ist nicht überrascht, als sie erfährt, dass sie die alleinige Erbin des Nachlasses ihres verstorbenen Vaters ist. Doch als sie erfährt, dass sie ein Haus in der Stadt Marketville geerbt hat – ein Haus, von dem ihr Vater ihr nie etwas erzählt hatte, war sie schockiert. Dazu kommt noch, dass Callies Erbe an...
A Hole In One
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: A Glass Dolphin Mystery, Book 2.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 56,930.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: October 26, 2019
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Hoping to promote the Glass Dolphin antiques shop, co-owners Arabella Carpenter and Emily Garland agree to sponsor a hole in one contest at a charity golf tournament. The publicity turns out to be anything but positive, however, when Arabella's errant tee shot lands in the woods next to a corpse. They soon learn that the victim is closely...
The Glass Dolphin Mystery Series: Books 1 - 3
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: A Glass Dolphin Mystery.
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Words: 170,100.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: August 22, 2021
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
The complete Glass Dolphin Mystery Series, now available in one collection. A small town named after a nineteenth-century traitor. A feisty antiques shop owner with a passion for authenticity. A freelance journalist with a penchant for the truth. Join amateur sleuths Arabella Carpenter and Emily Garland in the not-so-sleepy village of Lount's Landing, where secrets, subterfuge, and real estate...
Skeletons in the Attic
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: A Marketville Mystery, Book 1.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 86,970.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: January 16, 2020
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Calamity (Callie) Barnstable isn't surprised to learn she's the sole beneficiary of her late father's estate, though she is shocked to discover she has inherited a house in the town of Marketville—a house she didn't know he had. However, there are conditions attached to Callie's inheritance: she must move to Marketville, live in the house, and...
The Hanged Man's Noose
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: A Glass Dolphin Mystery, Book 1.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 70,590.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: November 25, 2019
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Freelance writer Emily Garland is cash-strapped, newly single, and tired of reporting on the same old condo stats. When she's offered a lucrative assignment in the village of Lount's Landing, she decides to take a chance. All she has to do is relocate and uncover the real story behind a proposed redevelopment plan. What could possibly go wrong?
Where There's A Will
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: A Glass Dolphin Mystery, Book 3.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 51,700.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: November 10, 2020
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Emily Garland is getting married and looking for the perfect forever home. When the old, and some say haunted, Hadley house comes up for sale, she's convinced it's "the one." The house is also perfect for reality TV star Miles Pemberton and his new series, House Haunters. Emily will fight for her dream home, but Pemberton's pockets are deeper...
Vergangenheit und Gegenwart
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: Marketville Mystery - Deutsch, Book 2.
Price:
$6.99 USD.
Words: 70,630.
Language:
German.
Originally Published: September 2, 2022
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Manchmal streckt die Vergangenheit ihre Hand nach der Gegenwart aus... Dreizehn Monate sind vergangen, seit Calamity (Callie) Barnstable ein Haus in Marketville geerbt hat, unter der Bedingung, dass sie die Person ausfindig macht, die ihre Mutter dreißig Jahre zuvor ermordet hatte. Sie löst dieses Geheimnis, aber was ist ihr nächster Schritt? Arbeitslosigkeit? Wieder in einem Büro in Toronto zu...
A Fool's Journey
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: A Marketville Mystery, Book 3.
Price:
$4.99 USD.
Words: 69,920.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: February 17, 2020
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
In March 2000, twenty-year-old Brandon Colbeck left home to find himself on a self-proclaimed "fool's journey." No one—not friends or family—have seen or heard from him since, until a phone call from a man claiming to be Brandon brings the case back to the forefront. Calamity (Callie) Barnstable and her team at Past & Present Investigations have...
The Marketville Mystery Series: Books 1-3
by Judy Penz Sheluk
Series: A Marketville Mystery.
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Words: 215,910.
Language:
English.
Originally Published: August 21, 2020
by
Superior Shores Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Women Sleuths, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
The first three books in the bestselling Marketville Mystery series, now available in one collection. Calamity (Callie) Barnstable never dreamed that one day she'd be solving cold cases in the small town of Marketville, but that's exactly where life has led her. Turns out, she's got a flair for digging up the truth—even when the truth wants to...