Martha Crites has worked in both community and inpatient mental health for many years and taught at the Quileute Tribal School on the Washington coast. When she isn't working and writing, you will find her working in her garden or walking and volunteering on the Camino de Santiago, the medieval pilgrimage trail in Spain. Her first novel, Grave Disturbance, was a finalist for the Pacific Northwest Writers Association's Nancy Pearl Award. Her short work has been featured in the anthology, Camino de Santiago: a spiritual companion (Redemptorist Publications). She lives with her husband and her somewhat wild Labrador retriever in Seattle, Washington. Martha is a member of Mystery Writes of America and Sisters in Crime.