Rory Tate is the author of edgy thrillers with strong female characters. The first, Jump Cut (2011) featured a Seattle television reporter fighting to save her job and the city she loves. As Lise McClendon, the author writes mystery and suspense novels, including Blackbird Fly (2009) and All Your Pretty Dreams (2012), a family drama with squeeze box. She lives in Montana where she goes hiking, fly-fishing, and skiing, when not dreaming up a new story.