NANCY MEHL loves the mystery genre. “I grew up on Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys,” she says.

Since the time she could read Nancy Drew, CARA PUTMAN has wanted to write mysteries. For years she asked God if this dream was from Him.

SANDRA ROBBINS, a former teacher and principal in the Tennessee public schools, is a full time writer and adjunct college instructor. She and her husband are blessed with four children and five grandchildren.