Laura Oles is a photo industry journalist who spent twenty years covering tech and trends before turning to crime fiction. She served as a columnist for numerous photography consumer and industry magazines and publications.
Laura’s short stories have appeared in several anthologies, including MURDER ON WHEELS, which won the Silver Falchion Award in 2016. Her debut mystery, DAUGHTERS OF BAD MEN, is a Claymore Award Finalist and an Agatha nominee for Best First Novel. She is also a Writers’ League of Texas Award Finalist. Laura is a member of Austin Mystery Writers, Sisters in Crime and Writers’ League of Texas.
Laura lives on the edge of the Texas Hill Country with her husband, daughter and twin sons. When she isn’t writing or working, you’ll find her serving as the family Uber driver or at her kids’ sporting events. After several years of watching soccer, she still can’t tell when a player is off sides.
She spends too much money in bookstores.
Laura’s short stories have appeared in several anthologies, including MURDER ON WHEELS, which won the Silver Falchion Award in 2016. Her debut mystery, DAUGHTERS OF BAD MEN, is a Claymore Award Finalist and an Agatha nominee for Best First Novel. She is also a Writers’ League of Texas Award Finalist. Laura is a member of Austin Mystery Writers, Sisters in Crime and Writers’ League of Texas.
Laura lives on the edge of the Texas Hill Country with her husband, daughter and twin sons. When she isn’t writing or working, you’ll find her serving as the family Uber driver or at her kids’ sporting events. After several years of watching soccer, she still can’t tell when a player is off sides.
She spends too much money in bookstores.
Collections
Lone Star Lawless (2017) (with others)
For Every Evil Under the Sun (2025) (with Alexandra Burt and V P Chandler)
For Every Evil Under the Sun (2025) (with Alexandra Burt and V P Chandler)
Books containing stories by Laura Oles

Sleuths Just Wanna Have Fun (2025)
Private Eyes in the Materialistic Eighties
edited by
Michael Bracken

Private Dicks and Disco Balls (2024)
Private Eyes in the Dyn-O-Mite Seventies
edited by
Michael Bracken
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