Scott Turow is the author of eleven bestselling novels, including Testimony, Ordinary Heroes, The Burden of Proof, Innocent and Presumed Innocent, and two works of non-fiction. His books have been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and have been adapted into movies and television projects.

He has frequently contributed essays and op-ed pieces to publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic. Mr Turow has been a partner in the Chicago office of Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal, a national law firm, since 1986, concentrating on criminal defence.

Anne Perry was born Juliet Marion Hulme in Blackheath, London. She is an English author of historical detective fiction.

Her books have appeared on bestseller lists in a number of foreign countries, where she has also had excellent reviews. The Times selected her as one of the 100 Masters of Crime.

Walter Mosley is one of America's best loved authors.

He is the author of the internationally bestselling Easy Rawlins series, and his novels include Devil in a Blue Dress, which was made into the acclaimed film of the same name starring Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle.

His books have been translated into 23 languages and have sold more than 3.5 million copies to date. He lives in New York City.

Cara Black lives in Noe Valley with her bookseller husband, Jun, owner of Foto-Graphix Books, and her son, Tate. She's a San Francisco Library Laureate, Macavity and three time Anthony award-nominee for her series, Aimée Leduc Investigations, set in Paris.