About the author

Meet Sharon Ward, author of the Fin Fleming Scuba Diving Mystery Series.

Sharon was a marketing executive before becoming a novelist. She is a PADI-certified divemaster with hundreds of dives under her belt and a member of NINC, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and other writing organizations.

Portrait of Sharon Ward, author of the Fin Fleming Scuba Diving Mystery Series
Sharon Ward, author of the Fin Fleming Scuba Diving Mystery Series

A life shaped by the sea

A mystery writer with a diver’s perspective.

From marketing to mysteries

After a career as a marketing executive, Sharon turned to writing novels and created the world of Fin Fleming: an underwater photographer whose dives into Cayman’s blue depths uncover danger, secrets, and murder.

Written from the waterline

A PADI-certified divemaster with hundreds of dives under her weight belt, Sharon knows the pull of the ocean firsthand. The Cayman Islands—her favorite dive destination—became the vivid setting for Fin’s adventures.

The writer behind the series

Meet the author behind the dive.

Sharon lives near Cape Cod with her husband Jack and their miniature long-haired dachshund, Molly, who is the actual head of the Ward household.