Kris Neri writes the Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Award-nominated Tracy Eaton mysteries, REVENGE OF THE GYPSY QUEEN, DEM BONES' REVENGE and the forthcoming REVENGE FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE. She has also published a standalone thriller, NEVER SAY DIE and a short story collection, A ROSE IN THE SNOW. Later in '09, her first urban fantasy-supernatural mystery novel, HIGH CRIMES ON THE MAGICAL PLANE, will debut. Neri has also published more than sixty short stories, and is a two-time Derringer Award winner and a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee for her short fiction. She teaches writing for the Writers' Program of the UCLA Extension School, and with her husband, owns The Well Red Coyote bookstore in Sedona, Arizona. Readers can reach her through her website, http://www.krisneri.com.