Madeleine Robins is the author of the Sarah Tolerance mystery series:<em> Point of Honour, Petty Treason,</em><em> The Sleeping Partner</em>, and<em> The Doxies Penalty. </em> She’s also the author of the New York Times Notable Book <em>The Stone War</em>, a dark fantasy set in New York City; five Regency romances; <em>Sold for Endless Rue</em>, a historical novel set in medieval Italy; many short stories;<em> </em>and is one of six authors on <em>Whitehall</em>. A fan of cities, infrastructure, medical history, and baking, Madeleine lives in San Francisco, and owns more baking paraphernalia than a sane person should admit to.