Dr. Turner is a practicing clinical psychologist in Dallas. She received her doctoral degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas where she holds a clinical faculty appointment in addition to her private practice. Although her primary area of psychotherapy is working with individuals who are in grief and individuals who have been victims of crime, she has, in the course of her training and work experience, seen the full range of criminal offenders—from compulsive shoplifters to child molesters and murderers. She is a member of the International Coalition of Forensic Counselors. Before writing this novel, Dr. Turner researched the lives and crimes of known serial killers both in the United States and in England.