Merry Jones has written mysteries (SUMMER SESSION, THE NANNY MURDERS, THE RIVER KILLINGS, THE DEADLY NEIGHBORS, THE BORROWED AND BLUE MURDERS), humor (including I LOVE HIM, BUT...) and non-fiction (including BIRTHMOTHERS: Women who relinquished babies for adoption tell their stories). Her work has been translated into seven languages. She teaches writing part-time at Temple University, is a member of The Authors Guild, The Mystery Writers of America, and The Philadelphia Liars Club. Jones lives with her family outside Philadelphia.