V.S. Kemanis is a California native and currently resides in New York. As an attorney, she has been a criminal prosecutor for county and state agencies, argued criminal appeals for the prosecution and defense, and conducted complex civil litigation. Ms. Kemanis is also an accomplished dancer and has performed, taught and choreographed in California, Colorado, and New York.Short fiction by Ms. Kemanis has been published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, The Crooked Road Volume 3 anthology, and The William & Mary Review, among others. Her stories are currently available in three award-winning collections. She is the author of the Dana Hargrove legal mystery novels, which draw on her personal experience in criminal law. Ms. Kemanis is a member of the Mystery Writers of America.Learn more at www.vskemanis.com.