KATRYN BURY wrote her first mystery at the age of six, and has been writing ever since. By day, she is a library technician who is lucky enough to work with middle grade readers. By night, she writes the books she always wanted to read growing up. Katryn also has a bachelor’s degree in sociology and criminology. Her short and serialized fiction can be found in Suspense Magazine and The Sleuth. Her debut middle grade mystery, Drew Leclair Gets a Clue, deals with sexual identity, chronic illness, and bullying with a true crime twist and was acquired in a two-book deal by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s for publication in Spring 2022. She lives in Oakland, California with her family and a vast collection of Nancy Drew mysteries.