<p>C.S. Challinor was raised and educated in Scotland (St. George's School for Girls, Edinburgh) and England (Lewes Priory, Sussex; University of Kent, Canterbury: Joint Hons Latin & French). She also holds a diploma in Russian from the Pushkin Institute in Moscow. She has lived in Southwest Florida since age 30. Challinor is a member of the Authors Guild, New York, and writes the critically acclaimed Rex Graves cozy mystery series published by Midnight Ink, featuring Rex Graves, a Scottish barrister-sleuth.</p><p><strong>CHRISTMAS IS MURDER</strong>, the first in the Rex Graves Mystery series, reached #1 on the Kindle Bestseller List. This title is also available in large print hardcover through Thorndike Reviewer's Choice. The fifth in the series, <strong>MURDER OF THE BRIDE</strong>, was a Mystery Guild Book Club pick (hardcover) and a Top Five Books of 2011 Selection by Crime Fiction Lover. <strong>JUDGMENT OF MURDER</strong>, the eighth Rex Graves title from Midnight Ink, was released in November 2016 to highly favorable reviews from <em>Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus Reviews</em>. <strong>UPSTAGED BY MURDER</strong>, #9, is slated for release by Midnight Ink Books in July of 2018.</p><p></p><p></p>
