<p> </p><p><span><strong>Nikki Knight </strong>is the pen name of an Author/Anchor/Mom…not in that order. An award-winning weekend anchor at New York City's 1010 WINS Radio, she writes short stories and novels, including the Grace the Hit Mom Mysteries from Turner Publishing and the Vermont Radio Mystery series. Her stories have appeared in <em>Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Mystery Magazine, Black Cat Weekly</em>, online, and in anthologies, and been short-listed for Derringer and Black Orchid Novella Awards. As Kathleen Marple Kalb, she writes the Ella Shane and Old Stuff mysteries for Level Best Books. She's a Co-VP of the New York/Tri-State Sisters in Crime Chapter and a past VP of the Short Mystery Fiction Society. She, her husband, and son live in a Connecticut house owned by their cat.</span></p>