Meredith Cole started her career as a screenwriter and filmmaker. She was the winner of the St. Martin’s Press/Malice Domestic competition. Her first book, POSED FOR MURDER, was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Mystery Novel. Her second book, DEAD IN THE WATER, continued the adventures of photographer Lydia McKenzie in Brooklyn. Her short stories have appeared in many anthologies and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. She teaches writing and lives in Charlottesville.