About the author

Debra Oas has published four fictional novels: "Sinister Bay" in 2019; "Whitewater Witch" in 2022; "Mountain Walker" in 2023; and most recently, "The Rune Stone Curse" in 2024.. The books are part of a series called "Cryptid Mysteries." The main character is a cryptozoologist. There are three more cryptid mysteries planned. Sinister Bay is a murder mystery that takes place in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Whitewater Witch takes place primarily in Whitewater, Wisconsin, the eerie locale of the famed Second Salem. Mountain Walker takes place in the Colorado Mountains and The Rune Stone Curse in Northern Minnesota.

Debra is a retired Aquatics Director and after 27 years in the Aquatics field, has returned to her first love of writing. She studied Journalism in college and worked as a reporter, editor and did freelance writing for various magazines and publications.