Lyn Farrell is the penname of Lynda Farquhar, Ph.D., the co-author of the Mae December mystery series. She also writes YA fantasy, is a master gardener, an art sleuth always on the lookout for her famous grandfather's paintings, and a "dog mom" for Dezi, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who is jealous of her cell phone and tries everything he can think of to distract her from writing. She has two biological daughters, six step-kids and twelve grandkids. She is a retired professor emerita from Michigan State University.