Karen K. Brees is the award-winning author of The Esposito Caper, along with the Katrin Nissen WWII series: Crosswind: The WWII Adventures of MI6 Agent Katrin Nissen and Headwind. She is also the author of The Self-Sufficient Kitchen - Preserving and is author and coauthor of numerous additional titles in the health and general interest field. She lives north of Seattle.