Shute, Jenefer

JENEFER SHUTE, a native of South Africa, is the author of three previous
novels: Life-Size, Sex Crimes, and Free Fall. User I.D., her latest novel, is
based on over three years of research on identity theft, the fastest-growing
white-collar crime in America. Her journalism has appeared in Salon,
Harper's Magazine, Tikkun, Allure, and the Boston Globe. She teaches writing and literature at Hunter College in New York City. Shute lives in Ancramdale, New York.