## SHORT BIO (50 words)
Elena Vasquez unearths secrets from folk songs. In *Whispers in the Wind*, her mystery where a linguist decodes ancient lyrics to crack a modern murder, she blends oral history with suspense. Former folklorist who collected tales across Latin America, she now lives in New Mexico, surrounded by antique typewriters.

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## MEDIUM BIO (150 words)
Elena Vasquez spent a decade roaming Latin America, recording oral histories from elders whose stories wove myths into everyday life. That fieldwork fuels *Whispers in the Wind*, her gripping mystery where protagonist Sofia Reyes, a linguist, unravels folk song codes to expose a killer hiding in plain sight.  
Vasquez's ear for rhythm and hidden meanings shines through every twist, making her debut a fresh voice in crime fiction. She brews strong coffee each morning—black, no sugar—and restores vintage typewriters as a hobby, typing out plot ideas on keys older than her. When not writing, she hikes New Mexico's high deserts, listening for echoes of old songs in the wind. Her next book continues Sofia's quest through forgotten border ballads. Elena lives outside Santa Fe with her rescue dog, Lobo.

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## LONG BIO (300 words)
Elena's path to fiction began in dusty village squares from Mexico to Peru, where as a folklorist she captured vanishing songs on reel-to-reel tapes. Elders sang of lost loves and buried treasures; she transcribed them into notebooks that yellowed with time. Those fieldwork years taught her how stories conceal truths, a lesson that powers *Whispers in the Wind*. Here, linguist Sofia Reyes pores over century-old lyrics etched in a murdered singer's journal, decoding symbols that point to a present-day conspiracy. Vasquez layers real folklore motifs—whistling winds as omens, rhymes that curse—with taut plotting, turning cultural artifacts into weapons against deception.  
Influenced by Gabriel García Márquez's magical undercurrents and Tana French's psychological depth, Elena obsesses over language as a labyrinth: words that shift shape, meanings that evade grasp. After returning stateside, she traded field gear for a desk in New Mexico, where red rock landscapes mirror the layered mysteries she crafts. Her routine involves dawn walks with her wiry mutt Lobo, followed by hours typing on a 1940s Underwood—she's restored six so far, each with its own quirks. Coffee simmers on the stove, fueling scenes where Sofia confronts suspects amid mariachi echoes.  
Vasquez's thematic pull toward silenced voices stems from her own bilingual upbringing, shuttling between her abuela's kitchen tales and American classrooms. *Whispers in the Wind* marks her pivot to novels, but her nonfiction essays on Andean lore linger in academic circles. Looking ahead, she's deep into the sequel, sending Sofia chasing ghost lyrics across the U.S.-Mexico border. Elena splits time between Santa Fe and Taos, always with a notebook, chasing the next song that whispers a secret.

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## FIRST-PERSON "ABOUT ME" (100 words)
I write mysteries because folk songs are the original whodunits—full of clues tucked in melodies no one bothers to parse anymore. *Whispers in the Wind* grew from tapes I collected hiking Andean trails: a linguist cracks song codes to nail a killer. After years chasing stories from elders, I settled in New Mexico's deserts, typing plots on clunky old machines while my dog Lobo begs for scraps. Come for the suspense, stay for the lyrics that linger. What's your favorite hidden story?

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## SOCIAL HANDLE BIOS
- **Twitter/X (160 chars):** Folk songs hide killers. I decode them in *Whispers in the Wind*—mystery where lyrics crack a murder. Ex-folklorist typing tales on antique Underwoods. New Mexico whispers next. #WhispersInTheWind @ElenaVasquezWrites

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- **Instagram (150 chars):** Folk songs as murder clues?  
That's *Whispers in the Wind*—linguist unravels lyrics to catch a killer.  
Ex-field collector, now NM desert writer + typewriter tinkerer 🖋️🌵  
Next book brewing... 📖✨  
@ElenaVasquezWrites

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- **LinkedIn (220 chars):** Elena Vasquez writes mysteries rooted in folklore. *Whispers in the Wind* features a linguist decoding ancient song codes to solve a killing, drawing from my 10 years documenting Latin American oral histories. Based in New Mexico; restoring typewriters, plotting series #2. Open to speaking on cultural narratives in fiction.

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## AUTHOR PHOTO CAPTION
Elena Vasquez in her New Mexico studio, surrounded by typewriters that helped shape *Whispers in the Wind*.

## MEDIA CONTACT BLOCK
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