Pseudonym of Jeff Ayers. He leaves in Shoreline, Washington with his family and is a retired public librarian and former co-executive director of ThrillerFest. He also writes together with Jon Land under the joint pseudonym 'A.J. Landau'. He is the creator of the 'Jigsaw Puzzle Mystery' series featuring Katie Chambers, a graphic designer at Cedar Bay Puzzles and amateur sleuth. Visit also this site.