Native Californian, Kathleen L. Asay, is a writer and editor in the Sacramento region. A long-time member of the Sacramento Chapter of Sisters in Crime, she has edited and had short fiction published in the chapter's Capitol Crimes anthologies. Her short story, "Buy the Farm," appeared in the award-winning 2023 Bouchercon anthology, Killin' Time in San Diego. Her novel, Flint House, is the first in the series to feature reporter Liz Cane