S.N. Bronstein was raised and spent his adult life in South Florida. After receiving undergraduate and graduate degrees from state universities in Florida, he spent thirty five years as an educator with the Miami-Dade County Public School System. During the course of his public school career he worked as a teacher, counselor, administrator, and truancy investigator. He retired from his career as an educator in 2008 and began writing The Fairlington Lavender Detective Series, a collection of fiction novels based on the adventures of a Miami Beach private investigator. In addition to The Case of the Miami Philanthropist, a second novel in the series, The Case of the Miami Blackmailer, has been completed. A third novel in the collection is now a work in progress. He currently resides in Arlington, Virginia with his wife Dawn and cat “Nugget,” and devotes his time to writing.