Vickie Britton, along with her sister Loretta Jackson, is the author of over forty novels. The sisters have co-authored the Jeff McQuede High Country Mystery Series: Murder in Black and White, Whispers of the Stones, and Stealer of Horses. They have also written the eight-book archaeological Ardis Cole Mystery Series and the Pre-Columbian Treasure Series. Both writers are drawn to western settings, which have provided a background for much of their work. The sisters are authors of the contemporary mystery Stone of Vengeance, and the western, Death Comes in Pairs. Their Luck of the Draw western series includes The Devil's Game, The Fifth Ace and The Wild Card. Vickie's interests include history and criminal justice. She lives in Hutchinson, Kansas.