R.J. Koreto is the author of five historical mystery novels, and his short stories have appeared in multiple anthologies, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. He has been a book reviewer, Edgar(R) Award judge, and frequent panelist at mystery conferences. Koreto is also a veteran business journalist who wrote a book on practice management for financial professionals. He is a past president of the New York Financial Writers' Association and won the Gold Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. He has a degree in English and Latin from Vassar College. He and his wife have two grown daughters and divide their time between Suffern, N.Y., and Martha's Vineyard, Mass.