Sandy Dengler
In graduate school I married Bill Dengler ten weeks after we met. You know those things never last. He died in 2014 at age 75, a month short of our 52nd anniversary.
He had served 36 years in the National Park Service, an excellent fit for me the nature lover as well as him the naturalist. I am ADHD and in the 40s, when nobody knew what it was, my mom had no idea how to channel me, so she turned me loose. I spent my childhood in the woods and meadows of rural Ohio, learning about myself and about nature. I am still at home and comfortable out in the wild. But what I really dreamt of doing was to dig up fossils. In the 40s and 50s, however, little farm girls simply were not paleontologists.
As our two girls were growing up, I developed my career as a freelance writer. I could do it at home. More importantly, I was not tied to a locale.
I’ve enjoyed over forty years of success. If writing paid well, why did I not keep writing? When Bill retired and we lived in Oklahoma, I volunteered my help building the Ancient Life gallery displays in the brand new Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, working with paleontologists. One thing led to another and I put aside my writing career to earn my PhD in paleontology. I am a paleontologist.
On the Web
- Official Website [1]
Books
- Cat Killer - 1993
- Chain Five Mystery - 1984
- Code Of Honor - 1988
- Comatose Cat, The -
- Death Valley - 1993
- Dublin Crossing -
- East Of Outback - 1990
- Emerald Sea, The -
- Fatal Fishes - 1995
- Gila Monster - 1994
- Happy Christmas, Laido - 2020
- Hyaenas - 1998
- Jungle Gold - 1987
- King Of The Stars -
- Last Dinosaur, The - 1994
- Model Murder, A - 1993
- Mouse Trapped - 1993
- Murder On The Mount - 1994
- Opal Fire - 1986
- Power Of Pinjarra, The - 1989
- Quick And The Dead, The - 1995
- Shamrock Shore, The -
- Socorro Island Treasure - 1983
- Song Of The Nereids, The - 1984
- Summer Snow - 1984
- Taste Of Victory - 1989
- This Rolling Land - 1986
- Wicked Step-Twister, The -
- Winterspring - 1985
Series/Related Titles
Australian Destiny
Heroes Of The Misty Isle
A Jack Prester Mystery
Mirage Mysteries
Awards
- 1987 Golden Medallion Winner - Traditional Romance, Opal Fire