Connie L. Cook 
Connie L. Cook is a retired Registered Nurse. As background research for the novel, she completed an online course to become a private investigator. Connie enrolled in creative writing classes and has been writing ever since. Her short stories have been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Pacific Magazines, Feminine Collective and she wrote a weekly childrens' fiction column for the Guelph Mercury. Connie lives in Lynden, ON with her two black cats who edit her writing by walking across the keyboard. She is currently working on a sequel that takes Diana and James to Las Vegas.