Kathie Deviny turned to writing after a career as a "government bureaucrat" for Snohomish County, Washington. She has bachelor's and master's degrees in social work. Death in the Old Rectory is her second Grace Church mystery, following Death in the Memorial Garden. Her personal essays have appeared in the Seattle Times, Episcopal Life, Cure Magazine and Bernie Siegel's Faith, Hope and Healing. Kathie is married to Paul Collins, an Episcopal priest, who retired as the rector of Trinity Parish in Seattle. She enjoys reading, gardening and volunteering. She especially enjoys bargain hunting at l...