Shelley Costa's work has been nominated for both the Edgar and Agatha Awards and has received a Special Mention for The Pushcart Prize. In addition to several mystery novels, she is the author of short stories in The Georgia Review, North American Review, The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Blood on Their Hands, and Odd Partners. With a Ph.D. in English, Shelley was on the Liberal Arts faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Art for nearly twenty years.