Clara Nipper is a writer and derby girl. Her books, Femme Noir and the sequel, Kiss of Noir, are both from Bold Strokes Books. She is currently working on a new murder mystery involving a horndog homicide detective tentatively titled: Murder on the Rocks. Clara's other passions include: fanatical gardening in her certified wildlife habitat, candy-making for her artisan company, Andy's Candies, and skating under the name Cat Owta Hell for Tulsa Derby League, www.derbystrong.com. Clara also enjoys wrestling plot lines into reluctant submission and collecting particularly creative rejection letters. Contact Clara at www.claranipper.org claranipper@hotmail.com