Katherine Marsh was formerly the managing editor of the New Republic, senior editor at Washington City Paper, and contributing editor at Rolling Stone. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. Her books have been featured and praised in USA Today, New York magazine, the New York Times, and Washingtonian. She has written two other young adult novels, The Night Tourist and The Twilight Prisoner. Universal Studios optioned The Night Tourist, which also won the Edgar Award for best juvenile mystery.