Global Literary Awards
Global Literary Awards
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Joseph LeValley is the author of a series of award-winning mystery/thriller novels. Featuring a young newspaper reporter based in Iowa, the six published novels have won a dozen awards and honors from competitions in the U.S and Canada. The most recent, Three Weeks in Winter was named the best Mystery of 2023 by Maincrest Media, and Best Mystery/Crime of 2023 by the Global Literary Awards.
Prior to becoming an author, Joe was a reporter-photographer for Iowa newspapers for seven years, covering crime and criminal justice, and writing a variety of other news and feature stories. Subsequently, he worked as an executive in communications and business development for a large healthcare system for more than 30 years. He and his team won four national awards for communications excellence.
Joe, also is a musician and composer. In 2016, he was inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame.
A lifelong Iowan, Joe has a BA in journalism from Drake University and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Iowa. He and his wife Jane have six children and live in Dallas County, Iowa.
To learn more, visit his website: https://www.josephlevalley.com and follow him on Facebook and Twitter @josephlevalley.
Books
Burying the Lede, 2018
Cry from an Unknown Grave, 2020
The Third Side of Murder, 2021
Performing Murder, 2021
The Sophocles Rule, 2023
Three Weeks in Winter, 2023
And three more on the way…
His Journey is both inspirational and motivating and goes to show that anyone can achieve whatever goal they set their mind to!
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