Claudia Hagadus Long is the author of seven novels, including the deeply emotional mystery series featuring Zara and Lilly: Nine Tenths of the Law and Our Lying Kin. Her books span centuries and topics, including the poetry of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz (Josefina's Sin), the Hidden Jews of Mexico during the Inquisition (The Duel for Consuelo), women in the mining industry in 1753 (Chains of Silver), women in the labor movement in 1920s San Francisco (The Harlot's Pen), and the legacy of inherited trauma as a daughter of a Holocaust survivor. Her mysteries are “sisters-books, family scandals with a mystery flowing through them.” They are also funny. When she isn't writing, she works as a lawyer resolving employment discrimination suits, or you may find her spinning and weaving, cooking, or doting on her grandchildren. She was born in the US into an immigrant/refugee family, grew up in Mexico City, and now she lives in Northern California, deep in wine country.