Cari Lynn Vaughn is the author of three previous collections of poetry and one collection of short stories. Although she has never solved any mysteries in real life, she did get her start writing as in intern at age 13 for her local newspaper, The Daily Globe in Shelby, Ohio. She was also robbed at gunpoint while working at a pizza and carryout, but was never taken hostage. Currently, she is lives with her two children and is at work on her next novel.