Sarah Vail was born in Ohio. She moved with her family and was raised in Ventura, California. After forty years in private industry, she decided to pursue her lifelong passion of writing mystery suspense fiction. She now lives in Northern Idaho on the edge of the pristine Bitterrroot Mountains. To keep her writing interesting and authentic, she has continued her education in Creative Writing, Copy Editing, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, Criminology, Criminal Interrogation, Weapons Handling, and World History, through the years. Ms. Vail is an award-winning author, editor, and frequently attends Writing Conferences to keep her writing fresh and action packed.