New York Times and USAToday bestseller, M.J. Rose grew up in New York City mostly in the labyrinthine galleries of the Metropolitan Museum, the dark tunnels and lush gardens of Central Park, and reading her mother's favorite books before she was allowed. She is the author of more than a dozen novels, the co-president and founding board member of International Thriller Writers, and the founder of the first marketing company for authors: AuthorBuzz.com.

Tavia Gilbert is an Earphones and Parents' Choice Award-winning producer, writer, narrator, and a multiple Audie Award nominee. School Library Journal has called the performances of this highly acclaimed actress "as close as you can get to a full-cast narration with a solo voice." She has narrated more than two hundred multicast and solo-voice audiobooks and has appeared on stage and in film.