award-winning author
Joni M. Fisher
Joni M. Fisher writes stories filled with mystery and suspense about heroines who don’t wait to be rescued. Her stories feature friendship, family, faith, and crime. She’s a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and the Florida Writers Association. Author, journalist, traveler, child of God.
East of Evil is the fourth book in the contemporary Christian suspense series, the Compass Crimes. East of Evil won first place in the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and third place in the 2024 Christian Indie Awards.
My Story
If you seek closed-door, Christian mystery and suspense stories with a romantic subplot, you’ve come to the right place. Author Joni M. Fisher writes contemporary crime novels in the classical mystery style. Her stories feature strong heroines who face whatever life throws at them rather than waiting to be rescued. Bonds of family, faith, and friendship connect the ensemble cast in the award-winning Compass Crimes series. Each book features a woman who seeks justice after a crime has turned her life upside down.
In addition to writing novels, Fisher enjoys reading, traveling, shooting paper and steel targets, and flying. An instrument-rated private pilot, she reports for General Aviation News. She also conducts workshops for writers’ groups and as a guest speaker at universities. She lives with her husband in central Florida and North Carolina. The FBI has her fingerprints on file.
She is hard at work on the next series, which features crime in the art world.
Joni M. Fisher
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My Books
Orphaned in the rainforest, a teen finds family in America. There, she must choose between following the rule of law or the rule of the jungle to find justice.
A newlywed’s vows are tested after her husband’s arrest. She risks her career and her life to discover if he’s her happily ever after or a killer.
A young woman takes a job as a body double for a celebrity who needs a break from public life. The double enjoy the jet-set life with the entourage until kidnappers mistake her for a celebrity. Who will pay for their mistake?
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Upcoming Readings & Events
April 14 to 19, 2026
Lakeland, FL
SUN ‘n FUN Fly-In and Expo
Meet Author Joni M. Fisher at SUN ‘n FUN, on the south side of Lakeland Linder Airport, where she will be reporting for General Aviation News and having fun. Look for her in a bright pink shirt.
May 2, 2026
Jacksonville, FL
Crafting Memorable Dialogue Workshop
Author Joni M. Fisher will lead her popular dialogue writing workshop at the Clay County Chapter of the Florida Writers Association at the Fleming Island Public Library from 10 a.m. to noon. Looking forward to seeing Lou Pugliese and the great authors in this group! For more information, contact lou_gwu@yahoo.com.
August 26-30, 2026
Memphis, TN
The American Christian Fiction Writers Conference and StoryFest
Each year, hundreds of veteran authors and those just learning the craft of Christian fiction gather in a setting like this to hear skilled instructors, inspiring keynoters…to gain from the insights of industry professionals…to interact with other writers…and to present their ideas to agents and editors looking for stories like theirs, or to mentors who can help them move forward in their writing career. If you write Christian fiction—or want to learn how—the ACFW conference is an investment worth making.