Deborah Carolyn HandDeborah Hand-Cutler started her writing career at The Christian Science Monitor, working in print, radio and media. She holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington's Far East and Russian Institute, and a Masters in History from UCLA. he lives in Tehachapi, CA, and has written plays produced by the local community theatre. She has also served on the City Council and was the mayor during the city's revitalization project in 2008. She and her husband, Peter Cutler, own Fiddlers Crossing, a concert venue in Tehachapi. They both are part of Folkscene, a radio program that has been on the air for over 45 years. She also teaches cello and mountain dulcimer. Although she has a file full of unproduced screenplays, The Snake in the Garden is her first novel. Read More Read Less