Karen Hanson Stuyck is the author of six previous mystery novels. Her novel FIT TO DIE first introduced reluctant amateur sleuth Lauren Prescott and her two daughters. Her other mystery novels include DO YOU REMEMBER ME NOW?, A NOVEL WAY TO DIE, CRY FOR HELP, HELD ACCOUNTABLE, and LETHAL LESSONS. She has worked as a newspaper reporter, an editor, and a public relations writer for hospitals and a mental health institution. Her short stories have been published in Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Woman's World and other magazines. She lives with her husband in Houston.