Valerie Tate lives in a 19th century heritage cottage in Ontario, Canada. She has a degree in English Literature from Victoria College at the University of Toronto as well as a teaching degree. When not working on her mystery novels, she can be found at the barn with her horse and her Jack Russell Terrier. CATNIP, HORSE SENSE, and FROG LEGS are the first three novels in the Dunbarton Mysteries series. SCAPEGOAT is the newest.