|  Jerrilyn Farmer was born in Lincolnwood, Illinois. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California. She is an author and TV scriptwriter. She is the creator of 'Madeline Bean', a caterer in Hollywood, California. Book number 8 in the series, Desperately Seeking Sushi, was scheduled for release in 2008 but was never published. | 
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Madeline Bean' Novels | |
| 1) Sympathy for the Devil (Macavity Award) | 1998 | 
| 2) Immaculate Reception | 1999 | 
| 3) Killer Wedding | 2000 | 
| 4) Dim Sum Dead (Lefty Award) | 2001 | 
| 5) Mumbo Gumbo (Lefty Award) | 2003 | 
| 6) Perfect Sax | 2004 | 
| 7) The Flaming Luau of Death | 2005 | 
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Murder at the Academy Awards (with Joan Rivers) | 2009 |