Marty Wingate is a USA Today bestselling author who writes mystery series and historical fiction set in England and Scotland, including the First Edition Library mysteries, the Potting Shed series, and the Birds of a Feather series. A proponent of on-the-ground research, she travels regularly to England and Scotland, where she can be found tracing the historical steps of her characters--including flying a Spitfire simulator and visiting WWII airfields. She lives with her husband near Seattle.