Mariah Fredericks is the author of the Jane Prescott mystery series, set in 1910s New York.

She graduated from Vassar College with a degree in history and was the head copywriter for Book-of-the-Month Club for many years.

Many of Fredericks' novels have historical inspiration or are based on true crime cases.

[2] The inspiration for writing about the Lindbergh case came from the opening sequence of the 1974 Murder on the Orient Express film, which features a nanny character in a kidnapping scene.

[3] Her most recent, The Wharton Plot (2024) is a fictional mystery novel inspired by real author Edith Wharton, published to positive review.