Joanne Pence writes the Angelina Amalfi Mystery series which started in 1993 and is set in San Francisco, CA. It features Angelina Amalfi, a gourmet chef and food writer with enough sass and spunk for two. Angelina always find a murder or two to solve.
Joanne started a spin off of the Angelina Amalfi series in 2013--- Angie & Friends Food & Spirits Mystery Series which features Angie and her husband SFPD Inspector fiancé Paavo.