Elizabeth Cowley Tyler lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Elmira College and a Master of Arts in French from Middlebury College. She has lived and studied in London and Paris and has traveled extensively in France, England, Germany and Russia. Prior published work includes a series of mystery novels: The Madeleine Murders, Murder at the Maison de Balzac, and Murder at Les Halles, featuring Inspector Henri Corbet of the Paris Police. Her literary novels include Pro Patria Mori, a Great War novel about friendship, rupture and healing; Dark Angel, In Search of Chopin, a biographical novel. Hôtel Chopin, Tavistock Square and Vanishing Point are her most recent novels.