Jennifer Allison is an American

United States

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 author of mystery novels who is best known as the author of the Gilda Joyce

Gilda Joyce

Gilda Joyce is a mystery novel series written by Jennifer Allison, published by Dutton Children's Books.Gilda Joyce is a psychic investigator, a spy and an undercover reporter, who solves mysteries of the supernatural using a Ouija board, her wits and her Masters Psychic Handbook, seeking the...

 children's series of books.

Born Jennifer Allison Brostrom, she grew up in Saline, Michigan

Saline, Michigan

Saline is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,810.The city is popular for its annual Celtic Festival, which attracts people from all over the United States and its sister cities Brecon, Wales and Lindenberg, Germany...

 and is a 1984 graduate from Saline High School. Jennifer holds a B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 from the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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, where she attended on a music scholarship, but soon became more interested in literature and writing. She also holds an M.F.A.

Master of Fine Arts

A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...

 from American University

American University

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. Her first book was written while she was living in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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 and was published in July 2005. She currently resides in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....