Vicki Berger Erwin has been in the publishing industry for more than thirty years in various capacities, including sales, book distribution and as the owner of a bookstore in St. Charles, Missouri. She is the author of more than thirty books in varied genres: picture books, middle-grade mysteries and novels, local histories and true crime. She has an MFA in writing popular fiction from Seton Hill University. James W. Erwin practiced law in St. Louis for thirty-seven years. He is the author of six books on local history. He has an MA in history from the University of Missouri. This is their third book together. They live in Crestwood, Missouri.