Kristi Jones grew up in the military and has lived in Germany, England, Turkey, and many places throughout the US. She attended a German high school that left her with a lifelong love of languages. She holds a degree in history and is a member of Sisters in Crime and the Writer's League of Texas. In her free time, Kristi loves to paint, travel, explore historical sites, and comb through old bookstores and museums for obscure nuggets of historical details to add to her stories. She lives in the Houston area with her husband and two rescue pups.