Marcia Muller was born in Detroit, Michigan, September 28, 1944. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1966 and her Master of Arts degree in Journalism in 1971 from the University of Michigan. Between 1967 and 1969 she worked as a merchandising supervisor for Sunset Magazine in Menlo Park, California. In the early 1970's she was an interviewer in San Francisco for the University of Michigan Institute of Social Research. She was a partner at Invisible Ink in San Francisco from 1979 until 1983. Since then she has been a full-time writer. In 1991 she received the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus award. In 1993 she was given the Private Eye Writers of American Life Achievement award. The Anthony Boucher award was given to her in 1994. Since 1992 she has been married to author Bill Pronzini with whom she has collaborated on numerous writing projects.
From the guide to the Marcia Muller Collection, 1977-2004, (Bowling Green State University - Browne Popular Culture Library)
