Charles Mathes has forged a unique career in three notoriously difficult industries: publishing, theatre, and art. After a long run heading Rodgers & Hammerstein's play publishing and licensing company, Charles became director of the internationally known Jane Kahan Gallery in New York City. He is now an independent art appraiser and consultant.Mathes's non-fiction works include THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA: A STATE BY STATE CELEBRATION (1990) and TREASURES OF AMERICAN MUSEUMS (1991). He is also the author of a series of art and antiques-related mystery novels: THE GIRL WITH THE PHONY NAME (1992), THE GIRL WHO REMEMBERED SNOW (1996), THE GIRL AT THE END OF THE LINE (1999), and THE GIRL IN THE FACE OF THE CLOCK (2001). He is married to Arlene Graston, an artist and writer. Their 2003 collaboration, IN EVERY MOON THERE IS A FACE, was awarded the Gold Medal for Best Children's Picture Book of the Year by Foreword Magazine.