A master of taut riveting thrillers, Tami Hoag is the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books, including Cold Cold Heart, The 9th Girl, and Ashes to Ashes. The Chicago Tribune raved about Hoag saying "without a doubt…one of the most intense suspense writers around." With more than forty million copies of her books in print in over thirty languages, Hoag is a regular on bestseller lists worldwide. Hoag is also an accomplished equestrian and competes in the Olympic discipline of dressage.