Tracy Barrett is the award-winning author of several books for young readers, including the "Sherlock Files" books, "King of Ithaka", "Cold in Summer" and "Anne of Byzantium". Her books have been named an ALA Best Book for young adults, a Bank Street best children s book of the year, and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, among many other honors. She is a professor of Italian language and civilization at Vanderbilt University and lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee.