Wendy Corsi Staub is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than ninety novels, including in the genres of young-adult fiction, psychological suspense, and traditional mystery. A three-time finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award, she's won a Rita Award, an RT Award for Career Achievement in Suspense, the 2007 RWA-NYC Golden Apple Award for Lifetime Achievement, and five Washington Irving Prizes for Fiction.