Laurie R. King has won many awards for her work including the prestigiousJohn Creasey Dagger, the Edgar, the Nero and Macavity Awards. Herbackground includes such diverse interests as Old Testament theology andconstruction work, and she is the author of highly praised stand-alonesuspense novels and a contemporary mystery series, as well as the MaryRussell & Sherlock Holmes series. She lives in California.