Christina Henry is the author at the national bestselling Black Wings series (Black Spring, Black Heart, Black City), Featuring Agent at Death Madeline Black and her popcorn-loving gargoyle, Beezle.

Christina lives in Chicago with her husband and son.

Edward Lee is the author of Smoke & Pickles; chef/owner of 610 Magnolia, MilkWood, and Whiskey Dry in Louisville, Kentucky; and culinary director of Succotash in National Harbor, Maryland, and Penn Quarter, Washington, DC.

He appears frequently in print and on television, including earning an Emmy nomination for his role in the Emmy Award–winning series The Mind of a Chef. Most recently, he wrote and hosted the feature documentary Fermented. He lives in Louisville and Washington, DC.

Kate Maxwell was born in London and has worked as a journalist, editor and broadcaster in London and New York. Hush is her first novel and was shortlisted for the Bridport Prize Peggy Chapman-Andrews Award.