Ellie Hart is a lifelong writer whose love of mysteries was formed early in life. At age eight, she discovered Agatha Christie—much to her mother’s dismay—and began devouring any and all books she could find that featured murder and mayhem. After a twenty-year career as a high school and community college English teacher, she now devotes her newly found freedom to writing mystery novels and reading for pleasure. Ellie lives in the Sonoran Desert and dreams of moving to a place where the seasons are something besides hot and hotter.