Maren C. Tirabassi is a United Church of Christ pastor who’s served churches in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine for 43 years. Maren is co-author of the just-released cozy mystery novel, Death in the Woods, second in “The Rev and Rye Mystery series,” as well as author of 22 more theologically serious books mostly published by The Pilgrim Press. She is a former Poet Laureate of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and the recipient of the 2023 “Excellence in Humanities Award” by the New Hampshire Humanities Council.