About the Author

D.M. Pirrone is the nom de plume of Diane Piron-Gelman, a freelance writer and editor with more than twenty years' experience in publishing. An Evanston native, history buff and avid mystery reader, Ms. Piron-Gelman is also an adoptee, with personal knowledge of the desire to find one's roots. She lives on Chicago's Northwest Side with her husband Stephen and two sons, David and Isaac. Check out her website at www.dmpirrone.net.