Joshua Corin holds two masters degrees from Binghamton University. His first novel, Nuclear Winter Wonderland, was named by Booklist as one of the top debuts of 2008. He currently sits on the debut authors committee for the International Thriller Writers and teaches English and theater at Georgia Perimeter College. His next novel about crime-fighter–housewife Esme Stuart is entitled Before Cain Strikes and will be available from MIRA Books in April 2011.