Susanne Alleyn, granddaughter of children’s author Lillie V. Albrecht, is the author of the Aristide Ravel historical mystery series, set in revolutionary Paris; THE EXECUTIONER’S HEIR, biographical fiction about real-life 18th-century Parisian executioner Charles-Henri Sanson; A FAR BETTER REST, a reimagining of A Tale of Two Cities; and various nonfiction works, including Amazon bestseller MEDIEVAL UNDERPANTS AND OTHER BLUNDERS. Susanne lives in New York State.