Barbara Deese grew up in a family of voracious readers, and still feels most at home with people who love a good story. Her twisty career path began when she became one of thirty-three female air marshals in the U.S. She lives in Minnesota with her husband. Dorothy Olson honed her investigative skills during a twenty-nine-year career as a federal investigator. She has long pursued her passion of animal rescue and spay/neuter efforts. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and their menagerie of rescued companion animals.