ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Barbara Taylor Sissel writes issue-oriented, upmarket women’s fiction that is threaded with elements of suspense and defined by its particular emphasis on how crime affects the family. She is the author of five novels, The Last Innocent Hour, The Ninth Step, The Volunteer, Evidence of Life, and Safe Keeping.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, she was raised in various locations across the Midwest and once lived on the grounds of a first-offender prison facility, where her husband was a deputy warden. The experience—interacting with the inmates, their families, and the people who worked with them—made a profound impression and provided her with a unique insight into the circumstances of the crimes that were committed and the often-surprising ways the justice system moved to deal with them.
An avid gardener, Barbara has two sons and lives on a farm in the Texas Hill Country, outside Austin.
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