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"Laura Caldwell's The Good Liar strikes like an assassin's bullet: sudden, swift, precise, deadly." -James Rollins, New York Times bestseller author

Laura Caldwell is a Chicago-based lawyer turned novelist. Her first book, Burning the Map, was selected by Barnes & Noble.com as one of The Best of 2002. Following that, A Clean Slate received a starred review from Booklist. The release of The Year of Living Famously and The Night I Got Lucky prompted Booklist to declare, “Caldwell is one of the most talented and inventive...writers around.”

Laura began publishing thrillers and suspense novels in 2005. Her debut mystery, Look Closely, received critical acclaim and The Chicago Sun-Times called The Rome Affair “Caldwell’s most exciting book yet…a summer must-read.” In 2008,Laura published an international thriller, The Good Liar, which bestselling author Ken Bruen labeled "a massive achievement," and New York Times bestselling author James Rollins called, "a taut international thriller certain to keep readers breathless and awake until the wee hours of the morning. Not to be missed." Laura's work has been translated into thirteen languages and published in over twenty countries.

Red Hot Lies, "an emotional roller coaster of a thriller," is the first in Laura's Izzy McNeil trilogy that also features Red Blooded Murder and Red, White & Dead. “At MIRA, we fell in love with Laura Caldwell’s red-hot series featuring Izzy McNeil,” says Margaret Marbury, Editorial Director for MIRA Books. “Izzy is the perfect blend of sophistication and sass, and that, combined with Caldwell’s modern voice and evocative Chicago backdrop makes this series a must-read. We're releasing the books back-to-back in June, July and August 2009 to create a publishing event. Since the books all feature the same dynamic protagonist, we knew that if readers liked the first book, Red Hot Lies, they’d be clamoring for more.” The critics have agreed. The Chicago Sun-Times said, "The "Red" trilogy has action, suspense, sex, all the stuff that readers look for in a romantic thriller, but Izzy McNeil is the primary draw. Her fiery personality -- an appropriate trait in such a proud redhead -- and winning ways are what make these books so charming. Izzy is the whole package: feminine and sexy, but also smart, tough and resourceful. She's no damsel-in-distress from a tawdry bodice ripper; she's more than a fitting match for any bad guys foolish enough to take her on."

Before beginning her writing career, Laura was a trial attorney, specializing in medical malpractice defense and entertainment law. She is published in the legal field and is currently a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at her alma mater, Loyola University Chicago. At Loyola, Laura is also the Director of the Life After Innocence Project, which offers legal assistance and other guidance to people convicted of crimes they didn't commit and later exonerated. She recently received the St. Robert Bellarmine award for distinguished contributions to the profession. In the summer 2008, she taught International Criminal Law at Loyola's campus in Rome, Italy.

Laura is also a freelance magazine writer. Her work has been published in Chicago Magazine, Woman's Own, The Young Lawyer, Lake Magazine, Australia Woman's Weekly, Shore Magazine and others. Her work can also be seen in Everything I Needed to Know About Being A Girl I Learned From Judy Blume (Pocket Books, 2007), It's A Wonderful Lie: Truth About Life In Your Twenties (Warner, 2006), Girl's Night In II (Red Dress Ink, 2006) Flirting With Pride & Prejudice (BenBella Books, 2005) and Welcome to Wisteria Lane: On America's Favorite Desperate Housewives (BenBella Books, 2006).

To read a Q&A with Laura about her new trilogy, click here.

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