Charlotte StuartCHARLOTTE STUART PhD is an award-winning mystery writer who enjoys walks in the woods, black licorice, and twisty plots. Most of her mysteries contain a smattering of humor, but some are deadly serious. Before she started writing full time, she left tenured faculty position to go commercial salmon fishing in Alaska, spent a year sailing and exploring in the Washington and Canadian San Juans, enjoyed time as a management consultant, and closed out her non-writing career as a VP of HR and Training. Charlotte lives on Vashon Island in the Pacific Northwest with her husband who is also a writer and with her imaginary cat, Macavity. Read More Read Less