New York Times bestselling author Suzy Spencer wrote the controversial true crime book "Wasted," a 1999 Violet Crown Book Award finalist, as well as" Wages of Sin," Spencer is the recipient of two Chilton Editorial Awards and a three-time semi-finalist in the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Awards. She holds a Masters of Professional Writing and a Masters of Business Administration, both from the University of Southern California. She lives in Texas.