J.G. Duby is a crime fiction writer with an affinity for research and a fascination with liars and con artists. She lives in the woods of New Hampshire with her husband and no pets because her younger daughter took them when she moved out. Her older daughter took the good blender. J.G. has been a bus driver, paraeducator, lexicographer, and technical editor. Belle is her fiction debut.

EDEN FRANCIS COMPTON is a pseudonym for the writing team of William Roetzheim and Randy Becker. William started his career in the tech industry. After launching multiple software companies, he turned his attention to writing, penning an award-winning trilogy of plays about America's great poets. Randy is an Emmy-nominated producer who began his career as an actor starring in film, television, and on Broadway, including the Tony Award-winning play Love! Valour! Compassion! He now expresses his creativity through writing and producing. This is the third book William and Randy have co-authored as Eden Francis Compton, including Emily and Catch & Kill.