About the Authors
Patrick
Tull (1941–2006), born in the United Kingdom, was a multitalented actor of the stage, screen, and
television, as well as an award-winning audiobook narrator. He acted in
numerous American television shows from 1962 to 1996, including Crossroads, and he had roles in six Broadway plays between 1967 and
1992, including Amadeus. His film credits
from 1969 to 1996 included roles as Cecil in Parting Glances and Jerry the bartender in Sleepers. He served as narrator for the television series Sea Tales. He narrated nearly forty audiobooks,
and his readings of The Canterbury Tales,
The Letter of Marque, Monk’s Hood, The Vicar of Wakefield, and
How Green Was My Valley each earned
him an AudioFile Earphones Award. His narration of Patrick O’Brian’s
Aubrey/Maturin novels was praised by novelist Stephen King as among his ten favorite
audiobooks of 2006.
G. M. Malliet
is a journalist, copywriter, and award-winning author of mystery fiction. She attended
Oxford University and holds a graduate degree from the University of Cambridge.
Her first novel, Death of a Cozy Writer, was chosen by Kirkus Reviews as a Best
Book of 2008 and won the 2008 Agatha Award for Best First Novel. She now lives
in the Washington, DC, area.