Best-selling author Jane Waterhouse was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, in the 1950s. Her father, Colonel Charles Waterhouse, became the one and only artist-in-residence of the United States Marine Corps. His paintings hang in galleries, historical sites, and museums throughout the United States, including the Pentagon and several famous battleships.

Growing up in an artistic household, Waterhouse's parents encouraged her, and sister, Amy, to pursue all of the creative arts. Her mother, Barbara Waterhouse, an avid fan of the old Perry Mason television series, first piqued the author's interest in whodunits and mysteries.

The Waterhouses remain a tight-knit family today. They run a museum, The Colonel Charles Waterhouse Historical Museum in Toms River, New Jersey, dedicated to her father's art. The author lives on the Jersey shore with her son, Baylen, as she has for the past twelve years. Baylen hopes to be...