About the author

Shelley Costa

<p>SHELLEY COSTA&#8217;s work has been nominated for both the Edgar and Agatha Awards, and has received a Special Mention for The Pushcart Prize. In addition to several mystery novels &#8211; the latest is <em>Evil Under the Tuscan Sun</em> (Penguin Random House, February 2022) -- she is the author of short stories in <em>The Georgia Review</em>, <em>North American Review</em>, <em>Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, The World&#8217;s Finest Mystery and Crime Stories, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Blood on Their Hands,</em> and <em>Odd Partner</em>s. With a PhD<em> </em>in English, Shelley was on the Liberal Arts faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Art for nearly twenty years.</p>