Joanna Vander Vlugt is an author and illustrator. As a child she hated to read, and it wasn't until she read Enid Blyton's adventure series, The Famous Five, that Joanna's world changed. Joanna's short mysteries have been published in a variety of mystery anthologies. She draws upon her 13 years' experience working in the prosecutor's office and 10 years working in the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner for inspiration for her thriller novels. She has taken SFU's structural editing, and stylistic editing courses, and looks forward to continuing her editing education in the Fall.