The Big Shakeup: A Nicole Graves Mystery is Nancy Boyarsky's seventh mystery. Before turning to mysteries, Nancy coauthored Backroom Politics, a New York Times notable book, with her husband, former columnist and city editor of the Los Angeles Times. She has written several high school textbooks on the justice system as well as general-interest articles for the Los Angeles Times' West Magazine, Forbes, the California Journal, and McCall's. She also contributed to political anthologies, including In The Running, about women's political campaigns. In addition to her writing career, she was communications director for political affairs for ARCO. Aside from writing mysteries, Nancy is producer, director, and sound engineer for the podcast Inside Golden State Politics. Readers are invited to connect with Nancy through her website at nancyboyarsky.com.