Phyllis M. Newman
Phyllis M. Newman is a native southerner. Born in New Orleans, she spent formative years in Florida, Iowa, Mississippi, and a dairy farm in Ross County, Ohio. After a career at The Ohio State University, she turned her attention to writing fiction. She previously published a noir mystery, Kat's Eye, in 2015. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and three perpetually unimpressed cats, ghostwatchers all.