Vacation Interrupted: When Time Off Turns Into a Mystery with Author Pamela Kyel

Vacation Interrupted: When Time Off Turns Into a Mystery with Author Pamela Kyel

April 16, 2026 · 22 min · Episode 258

About this episode

Teri M Brown interviews author Pamela Kyel about her experiences and writing journey, including her book 'On a Break in Charm City'.

My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Pamela Kyel, author of the book On a Break in Charm City. Award-winning author Pamela Kyel was born and raised in Edgewood, Maryland—north of Charm City. It’s kind of a running joke that when you live near a large, well-known city, you tell people that’s where you’re from. So, unofficially, she’s from Baltimore! She followed the drum of the Air Force for 25 years. She joined her husband on six assignments—OCONUS (Outside Continental United States), aka overseas, and CONUS (Continental United States). Along the way, they added two children and numerous pets, not counting the half-a-dozen cats that came with their house in Italy. She has traveled extensively across the states and Europe, with her favorite overseas locations being Paris and Slovenia, among stateside favorites such as Rocky Mountain National Park and Door County, Wisconsin. Family is important to her, and nowhere is that more evident than in her Charm City Mystery Series. When you’ve lived across the world from mothers and brothers, you adapt and overcome. You create family—and they stay with you long after the career ends. Her military family resides in Virginia…

More episodes of Online For Authors Podcast

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Online For Authors Podcast podcast page.