Ottawa writer, Madona Skaff-Koren is the author of the Naya Investigates series, published by Multiverse Press. The first book, Journey of a Thousand Steps, is the story of a young woman recently disabled by multiple sclerosis, who turns sleuth to find her missing friend. In the sequel, Death by Association, our intrepid sleuth is on the trail of a serial killer, who will stop at nothing to stay free. Book 3: A Cold Fact, will be available in the fall of 2026.
Her stand alone novel, Shifting Trust, is a science fiction thriller set in the near future. When a Canadian scientist is kidnapped in England, Tyler Demir ignores military orders and sets out on his own to rescue him.
She has published both science fiction and mystery short stories. Her most recent story is the supernatural murder mystery “Lennie and the 13 ,” the fourth instalment of the continuing adventures of ex-conman Lennie, who solves murders with the help of the victim appearing in the Power of 13: An Anthology of Crime Stories, from the Mesdames of Mayhem. Her mystery story “Pressure Point” is included in A Capital Mystery, a collection of mystery stories set in Ottawa, Ontario, written by Ottawa authors.
Her life long dream to publish in the Star Trek universe was finally realized with her essay “Number One: Enduring Across Time” in Women Take The Conn, essays by women writing about the women of Trek. She also has a story in the Deep Space 9, 30th anniversary collection, Outside In: Can Live With It.
