Veronica Ross is the author of ten previous books, including four Carolyn Archer mysteries Stories and Lies, The Burden of Grace, Millicent: A Mystery, and The Anastasia Connection, as well as Hannah B. and Order in the Universe (both The Mercury Press), and Homecoming (HarperCollins). She teaches creative writing and continues to publish short stories, most recently in Chatelaine and The New Quarterly. Veronica Ross lives with her husband, Richard O’Brian, and their dog and cat, in Kitchener, Ontario.