When G.J. Schear was seven, her grandmother gave her a copy of The Hound of the Baskervilles. She's been obsessed with Holmes and Watson ever since. Inspired by Holmes's abhorrence of routine, Ms Schear has had a chequered career. She has worked in the theatre, in the operating room, and in the corporate world, to name but a few, though her first passion has always been writing. Her short stories have been published in several literary journals. She currently lives in Kells, Ireland. A Biased Judgement is her first novel.