Gina McMurchy-Barber is the author of three previous books in the Peggy Henderson adventure series: "Reading the Bones" (shortlisted for the Silver Birch Award), "Broken Bones", and "Bone Deep". Her novel "Free as a Bird" was a finalist for the Governor General s Literary Award. She is also a recipient of the Governor General s Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History. Gina lives in Surrey, British Columbia.