Debbie Manber Kupfer grew up in the UK in the East London suburb of Barking. She has lived in Israel, New York, and North Carolina and somehow ended up in St. Louis, where she works as a freelance puzzle constructor and writer. Her puzzles have appeared in Penny Press and Dell magazines and on the wall of the Eltana Bagel Cafe in Seattle. She lives with her husband, two children, and a very opinionated feline. She is the author of two fantasy novels, P.A.W.S. and Argentum. She believes that with enough tea and dark chocolate you can achieve anything!