Leigh Richards is a pseudonym for a best-selling, award-winning author Laurie King. <br><br>Laurie R. King won the Edgar and John Creasey Awards for Best First Novel for <b>A Grave Talent</b>. She is the author of six acclaimed mysteries in the Mary Russell series, the most recent being <b>Justice Hall</b>, a Top Ten Booksense Mystery 76 pick and the Book Best Crime Novel of 2002, as well as four novels in a contemporary series featuring police detective Kate Martinelli. Proving her versatility, she is also the author of the critically acclaimed stand-alone