Across those genres, she explores several humanist themes including the effects of war on soldiers as they attempt to find their place when returning home.

[2] She lives in Watsonville, California,[3] in the hills above Monterey Bay, southeast of Santa Cruz.

[10] She has also been nominated for two Anthonys,[11] a Barry,[12] two additional Edgars, another Macavity, an Orange Prize,[13] and four RT Reviewers' Choice Awards.

[16][17] (Historical novels of suspense, featuring FBI agent Harris Stuyvesant and injured British soldier Bennett Grey) Emrys, A.

"Under Cover of Wartime: Disguised Murder in Works by Rennie Airth, Laurie R. King, Martha Grimes, and Anthony Horowitz."