Alafair Burke

A graduate of Stanford Law School and a former assistant district attorney in Portland, Oregon, Alafair is now a law professor at Hofstra Law School, where she teaches criminal and procedural law. Her novels have been praised by some of the world's most respected crime writers, including Harlan Coben , Michael Connelly , Lee Child , Nelson DeMille , Sue Grafton , Dennis Lehane , Laura Lippman , Karin Masacre , Lisa Scottoline and Lisa Unger.