Jeanne Meeks
Mystery
Jeanne Meeks (born on the southside of Chicago) began backpacking in 2005 at the age of fifty-four and hiked across the Grand Canyon just to prove she could do it. The experience inspired her to cross “write a book” off her bucket list.
She restarted her writing career after retiring from Video Master, Inc. After twenty-eight years in business, Ms. Meeks and her husband sold their New Lenox-based video security surveillance company to a British corporation.
During her career, Jeanne was recognized by the Illinois governor as the Small-Business Person of the Year. She was also the Tax Collector for New Lenox Township and has been the President of the Chamber of Commerce, on the board of a local bank, and on Silver Cross Hospital’s Community Trustee Board.
Ms. Meeks also volunteered as an Outdoor Trainer for the Girl Scouts and was a leader for twelve years.
Ms. Meeks now writes full-time and belongs to Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and writers’ groups in Illinois and Florida. Jeanne also writes human-interest articles for Schoolhouse Life news magazine. She reads extensively, edits for other authors in her critique groups, and writes a blog at www.jeannemeeks.com about Learning to Write, Outdoor Adventures, and other things she loves.
When not writing, Jeanne backpacks, kayaks, entertains the grandchildren, volunteers with the local historical society, and plays tennis or golf. Married in 1969, she lives with her husband in New Lenox, IL and on Florida’s gulf coast.
List of Jeanne's Books
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Gator Bait-A Tennis Team Mystery (First in Series)
by Jeanne Meeks
ISBN# 13-978-1511826198
$14.00 Amazon. Also available in e-book and paperback versions on, Barnes and Nobel, Centuries and Sleuths Bookstore, other retail outlets.
The Paradise Palms women’s tennis team jumps into action after they find the body of a flashy real estate developer floating in Gator Lake. Packi Walsh wheedles her way into the investigation by bribing a cranky deputy with homemade cookies. Her snooping uncovers real estate fraud, irate investors, an affair between a trophy wife and her tennis pro, and a connection between the friendly neighborhood pharmacist and the New Jersey mob. Now someone tries to silence Packi by making her gator bait.
by Jeanne Meeks
ISBN# 13-978-1511826198
$14.00 Amazon. Also available in e-book and paperback versions on, Barnes and Nobel, Centuries and Sleuths Bookstore, other retail outlets.
The Paradise Palms women’s tennis team jumps into action after they find the body of a flashy real estate developer floating in Gator Lake. Packi Walsh wheedles her way into the investigation by bribing a cranky deputy with homemade cookies. Her snooping uncovers real estate fraud, irate investors, an affair between a trophy wife and her tennis pro, and a connection between the friendly neighborhood pharmacist and the New Jersey mob. Now someone tries to silence Packi by making her gator bait.