Rachel Howzell Hall is the critically acclaimed author of the Amazon Charts bestseller We Lie Here, the Anthony, Strand, and International Thriller Award–nominated These Toxic Things, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize–nominated And Now She’s Gone, which was also nominated for the Lefty, Barry, Shamus, and Anthony Awards. Rachel is a former member of the board of directors for Mystery Writers of America and was a featured writer on NPR’s acclaimed Crime in the City series and the National Endowment for the Arts weekly podcast. Rachel lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. rachelhowzell.com