About the Author

Jaden Terrell is a Shamus Award finalist and the internationally published author of the Nashville-based Jared McKean private detective series. At the other end of the spectrum, she recently joined the Mad Catters’ shared universe with Trouble Most Faire, a cozy black cat detective romantic mystery set at a Renaissance Faire. She’s a contributor to the Killer Nashville Noir anthology, International Thriller Writers’ Big Thrill magazine, and Now Write! Mysteries, a collection of writing exercises published by Tarcher/Penguin for writers of crime fiction. A recipient of the 2017 Killer Nashville Builder Award, as well as the 2009 Magnolia Award and the 2017 Silver Quill Award for service to the Southeast Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, Terrell offers live and online workshops, coaching, and courses for writers.