The Lower Power is Michele W. Miller’s fourth published novel.  Also writing as Michele Weinstat Miller, Michele's critically acclaimed books ("Widows-In-Law," "Gone By Morning," "The Thirteenth Step: Zombie Recovery") have been named "Best of 2019" by Strand Magazine; Outstanding August 2021 Mystery & Suspense title by Library Journal; and semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. Kirkus Reviews calls her, "Mary Higgins Clark with Teeth."  She has lived most of her life in Upper Manhattan—Harlem and Washington Heights—where her novels often take place and where she currently resides with her husband, 20-year-old twin sons, two cats, and a large dog. Former chief government ethics prosecutor for NYC, she now serves as General Counsel for a non-profit agency that provides re-entry services to the formerly incarcerated.  She has herself overcome addiction, homelessness, and incarceration.