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. She is also an accomplished dancer and choreographer. Ms. Kemanis has authored more than fifty short stories and the Dana Hargrove legal mystery novels, which draw on her personal experience in criminal law. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of America.