Hilary MacLeod is a writer and former journalist and broadcasterwho divides her time between a cabin in the woods near Ameliasburgh,Ontario, and a house in Sea View, Prince Edward Island -- ahouse that was once inhabited by the hired hand on L. M. Montgomery’sUncle George Campbell’s farm. She is a retired professor ofMedia Studies at Loyalist College, and now spends her time plottingwhat her next murder will be. She is the author of three other booksin the Shores’ series: Revenge of the Lobster Lover, Mind Over Musselsand All is Clam. Revenge of the Lobster Lover won the CBC BookiePrize for Best Mystery.