Charlie Hudson

Charlie Hudson is the author of more than twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel whose 22-year career included a string of firsts for women in uniform. She commissioned through a special Women’s Army Corps program, two years before women entered through ROTC. She was the first female officer in the 19th Maintenance Battalion, and the first woman to command the Leghorn Depot in Livorno, Italy. She deployed for Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm and Uphold Democracy.

Her fiction includes two scuba-themed mystery series, featuring Police Detective Bev Henderson and dive enthusiast Chris Green. She also wrote the Small Town quilting cozies and stand-alone novels such as Orchids in the Snow and To Play on Grass Fields. Her nonfiction ranges from artificial reefs (Islands in the Sand) to aging (Your Room at the End). She holds an M.S. in organizational development and is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College. She and her husband, Hugh, are avid scuba divers.