REBECCA M. HALE worked as a patent attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area before writing her New York Times bestselling Cats and Curios Mystery series, including How to Wash a Cat, Nine Lives Last Forever, How to Moon a Cat, and How to Tail a Cat. She is also the author of the Mystery in the Islands series, including Adrift on St. John and Afoot on St. Croix. Rebecca lives in Western Colorado with her feline writing associates - when she's not off researching future books set in San Francisco, the Caribbean, or wherever else her wandering spirit takes her.

REBECCA M. HALE worked as a patent attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area before writing her New York Times bestselling Cats and Curios Mystery series, including How to Wash a Cat, Nine Lives Last Forever, How to Moon a Cat, and How to Tail a Cat. She is also the author of the Mystery in the Islands series, including Adrift on St. John and Afoot on St. Croix. Rebecca lives in Western Colorado with her feline writing associates - when she's not off researching future books set in San Francisco, the Caribbean, or wherever else her wandering spirit takes her.