Aime Austin was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Smith College and Cornell Law School. She is the author of the Casey Cort and Nicole Long series of legal thrillers. She is also the host of the podcast, A Time to Thrill. When she's not writing crime fiction or interviewing brilliant creators, she's in a yoga pose, knitting, or reading. Aime splits her time between Los Angeles and Budapest. Before writing, Aime practiced family and criminal law in Cleveland, Ohio.