Andrew Colvin is the pseudonym for David Stanasolovich, who lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Hillsboro, Oregon; and Ambridge, Pennsylvania, where this novel is set. The Mad Woman is his second novel. By night, he crafts damaged characters and twisty plots. By day, he works as a high-tech executive and holds 51 U.S. and 155 worldwide patents as another outlet for his creativity.