Elle Jauffret is a French-born American attorney, Agatha Award finalist, PenCraft Award winner, and Claymore Award finalist. A graduate of Université Côte d'Azur Law School and The George Washington University Law School, she served as a consulting jurist for the French Embassy and as criminal attorney for the California Attorney General's Office. New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry praises her debut novel as "a powerful, complex, and compelling mystery," while USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan calls her "a smart and fresh new voice." An active member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers, Elle regularly appears at literary conferences across the country.
