A member of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, Jeffrey Marks is a freelance writer and interviewer whose work has been published in The Armchair Detective, Mystery Scene, Mystery Readers Journal, and other magazines devoted to crime fiction. His own short stories have appeared in Kracked Mirror Mysteries and other periodicals. Mr. Marks's biography of Craig Rice, one of the most popular female authors of the World War II era, was published in France by Librairie des Champs Elysées. A graduate of Miami University and Xavier University, he lives in Cincinnati. He is also the editor of Canine Crimes, a previous anthology of dog-related mysteries.