She was born in Manhattan and raised in Tenafly, NJ, the only child of immigrants. Her father was born in Russia. Her mother was born and raised in England.
A former journalist, she is the award-winning author of two mystery series. The first features Georgia Sheehan, a NYC firefighter-turned-fire investigator.
The second, which we\u2019ll be digging into today, stars Jimmy Vega, an upstate New York, homicide detective navigating the world of the undocumented.
Book #1 in the series, Land of Careful Shadows, was listed as a top five mystery books of 2016 by the American Library Association. Book #2, A Blossom of Bright Light, was an Amazon \u201cMystery Pick of the Month\u201d when it released.
Please welcome our guide for today\u2019s adventure into mysteries of the undocumented\u2026 Suzanne Chazin...