Shelley Costa’s work has been nominated for both the Edgar and Agatha Awards and has received a Special Mention for the Pushcart Prize. Shelley holds a PhD in English from Case Western Reserve University,  where she wrote her dissertation on suspense, and she went on to teach  fiction writing at the Cleveland Institute of Art for many years. When  she isn't plotting murder, she swims laps, studies Art History, and  enjoys time with friends and family.

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