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\r\n\"Toby-Neal-Bio-Media-Kit-150x150\"<\/a>Author Toby Neal grew up on the island of Kaua`i in Hawaii. After a few \u201cstretches of exile\u201d to pursue education, the islands have been home for the last sixteen years. Toby is a clinical social worker, a career that informs the depth and complexity of the characters in her books.<\/p>\r\n

Neal is the author of more than a dozen novels in the mystery and young adult genres, and the bestselling Lei Crime SeriesTM which launched in 2011. The series centers on Leilani \u201cLei\u201d Matsumoto Texeira, a multicultural detective with issues. Lei, her dog Keiki, and her love interest, Stevens solve a range of complicated crimes in the Hawaiian Islands.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Amazon launched the Lei Crime Kindle World in 2015, which allows authors to build licensed fan fiction upon Neal\u2019s works, and she\u2019s sold over half a million books. She is a 2015 Independent Publisher Book (\u201cIPPY\u201d), 2015 National Indie Excellence\u00ae awards winner, and 2015 eLit Book Award winner.<\/div>\r\n

Outside of work and writing, Toby volunteers in a nonprofit for children and enjoys life in Hawaii through beach walking, body boarding, scuba diving, photography and hiking.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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