As a child, Patricia Dusenbury read under the covers when her parents thought she was asleep. (She still reads into the wee hours but now uses a Kindle.) Despite sleep deprivation, she managed to get through college and a career as an economic analyst/strategic planner. Now retired, she hopes to atone for all those dry reports by writing stories that people read for pleasure. Her first book, A Perfect Victim, won the 2015 EPIC (Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition) award for best mystery. The sequel, Secrets, Lies & Homicide, was an EPIC finalist and a top ten finisher in the Preditors and Editors Readers Poll. A House of Her Own, the third and final Claire Marshall novel, was nominated for a Rhone Award. Her current work in progress, the first of a new series, is a Claymore Award top ten finalist. Patricia lives on a very steep street in San Francisco. When she isn't reading or writing, she's hanging out with the grandkids or exploring the fabulous city that is her new home. You can learn more about Patricia and her writing on her web page, PatriciaDusenbury.com