Connie Berry writes the USA Today best-selling Kate Hamilton Mystery series, set in the UK and featuring an American antiques dealer with a gift for solving crimes. Connie grew up in the world of fine antiques. Her parents, unrepentant antiques fanatics, instilled in her a passion for history, fine art, foreign travel, and all things British. She graduated from DePauw University and earned her master’s degree in English at The Ohio State University. She also studied at the University of Freiburg in Germany and St. Clare’s College in Oxford, England. Her debut novel, A Dream of Death, won the IPPY Gold for Mystery and was a finalist for the Agatha Award. Her latest, The Shadow of Memory, is a finalist for the 2023 Edgar Awards. Connie is a member of SinC, MWA, CWA. She’s on the board of her local writers’ group and on the Steering Committee for Guppies. She lives in Ohio and northern Wisconsin with her husband and adorable dog, Emmie.