author : Kathleen ValentiKathleen Valenti is the author of the Maggie O'Malley Mystery Series, including Agatha Award finalist PROTOCOL, reader favorite 39 WINKS, and acclaimed new release, AS DIRECTED. She's been writing for more than 20 years, first as a nationally award-winning copywriter and now as a mystery novelist. A firm believer that deadpan can be dead-on, she combines funny with frightening to craft page-turners of mystery and suspense. Kathleen lives in Oregon with her family where she pretends to enjoy running. She’s known for appalling penmanship and an unnatural love for Monty Python, black licorice and red wine.