Emilya Naymark is an author whose work has appeared in numerous magazines and publications, including Secrets in the Water, River River Journal, and Snowbound: Best New England Crime Stories 2017. Being married to an NYPD undercover detective compelled her to create the character of Laney Bird, whose experiences are inspired by real events. When not writing, she works as a visual artist and reads massive quantities of thrillers and crime fiction. She lives with her family in the Hudson Valley.
