Linda Barnes is an award-winning author best known for the Carlotta Carlyle mystery series books. She also wrote a stand-alone novel, The Perfect Ghost which Publisher’s Weekly calls "a captivating story of love, rivalry, and revenge," along with the Michael Spraggue mystery series. She is the winner of the Anthony Award, the American Mystery Award, and an Edgar and Shamus Award finalist. She lives in the Boston area with her husband.
