ABOUT THE EDITORIAL PANEL AND COORDINATING EDITORS

Christina Freeburn served in the JAG Corps of the U.S. Army and also worked as a paralegal and librarian. The Faith Hunter Scrap This Mystery series brings together her love of mysteries, scrapbooking, and West Virginia. Recently, she completed writing a five-part inspirational romantic suspense series, New Beginnings, featuring skip-tracers who relocate women needing a new life.

When not writing or reading, she can be found in her scrapbook room or at a scrapbooking crop. She lives in West Virginia with her husband, children, a dog, and a cat rarely seen except by those who are afraid of or allergic to felines.

John Gilstrap is the New York Times bestselling author of End Game, High Treason, Damage Control, Threat Warning, Hostage Zero, No Mercy, Nathan’s Run, At All Costs, Even Steven, Scott Free, and Six Minutes to Freedom. In addition, John has written four screenplays for Hollywood, adapting the works of Nelson DeMille, Norman McLean, and Thomas Harris. Outside of his writing life, John is a renowned safety expert with extensive knowledge of explosives, hazardous materials, and fire behavior.

Alan Orloff is the author of Diamonds for the Dead (an Agatha Award finalist for Best First Novel) and the Last Laff Mystery series (Killer Routine and Deadly Campaign). Writing as Zak Allen, he’s published three e-book originals: First Time Killer, Ride-Along, and The Taste. Alan is treasurer of the Mid-Atlantic Mystery Writers of America chapter, is a member of Sisters in Crime and International Thriller Writers, and leads workshops at The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Maryland. For more info, visit www.alanorloff.com.

Marcia Talley is the author of Tomorrow’s Vengeance and twelve previous novels featuring Maryland sleuth Hannah Ives. A winner of the Malice Domestic Grant and an Agatha Award nominee for Best First Novel, Marcia won an Agatha and an Anthony Award for her short story “Too Many Cooks” and an Agatha Award for her short story “Driven to Distraction.” She is editor of two mystery collaborations, and her short stories have appeared in more than a dozen anthologies. She divides her time between Annapolis, Maryland, and sailing with her husband aboard Troubadour in the Bahamas. www.marciatalley.com

Bios for Donna Andrews and Barb Goffman appear with their stories.