Lyn Farquhar-penname Lyn Farrell-holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University and is an experienced author, having published the seven-book series (the Mae December mysteries) with Epicenter Press and four books in the Rosedale Investigations series. She has also published one women's fiction book, "The Cottonwoods." To date, seven of her books have been picked up by a secondary publisher, Harlequin. Sales to date from both primary and secondary publishers are close to 40,000. Lyn worked for Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine for 30+ years before retiring to pursue her dream of becoming a published fiction author. She is the mother of two daughters, has six step-children and twelve grandchildren. She loves gardening, playing with her Cavalier King Charles spaniels and is always on the look-out for paintings by her famous artist grandfather (Eugene Iverd) who painted covers for the Saturday Evening Post in the 1930s