National bestseller Jan Burke is the author ofa dozennovels and a collection of short stories. Among the awards her work has garnered are Mystery Writers of America s Edgar(r) for Best Novel, Malice Domestic s Agatha Award, Mystery Readers International s Macavity, and the RT Book Club s Best Contemporary Mystery. She is the founder of the Crime Lab Project (CrimeLabProject.com) and is a member of the board of the California Forensic Science Institute. She lives in Southern California with her husband and two dogs. Learn more about her at JanBurke.com.