About Sheila

Long before publishing her first mystery novel, Sheila Lowe built a respected career as a forensic handwriting expert, handwriting analyst, and educator. Her fascination with handwriting began in high school and developed into a lifelong profession that has taken her from personality assessment to forensic document examination, courtroom testimony, and teaching students around the world.

Today, Sheila is an award-winning mystery author best known for the acclaimed Claudia Rose Mystery Series, where forensic handwriting examination plays a central role in solving complex crimes. Drawing on decades of real-world experience, her novels combine psychological suspense, compelling characters, and genuine forensic techniques to create stories that are both entertaining and believable.

Beyond her fiction, Sheila has written several respected nonfiction books on handwriting analysis and psychology, helping readers, professionals, and students better understand the relationship between handwriting and human behavior. She is also the author of two memoirs: Growing From the Ashes, a deeply personal story of resilience, hope, and healing, and Case Files of a Handwriting Expert: Sixty Years in Search of the Truth, a behind-the-scenes account of her remarkable career and the famous, infamous, and more “mundane” cases she has encountered along the way.