Dale Ivan got into trouble in Fifth-Grade for sneaking off to the school library during class, so naturally wound up becoming a librarian, starting out at a small branch library in Portland, Oregon. A long-time mystery reader and watcher, Dale's thrilled to have the opportunity to write a "near historical" library cozy mystery series. When he's not writing or reading mysteries, he's watching mystery shows with his wife, doing jigsaw puzzles together, stargazing, and enjoying another cup of tea.