About the Author: As a young girl, bestselling mystery novelist Lyn Hamilton dreamed of visiting exotic locales, such as the Great Pyramids, the Yucatan and Thailand. And although her family urged her to go into law as a profession, she preferred to study English, psychology and anthropology while she was at university. But she always retained her love of archaeology and anthropology, continuing to take college-level courses after she graduated. After college, she spent a number of successful years in the PR business, when she saw a posting for a fabulous job with the Canadian government: Director of the Cultural Programs branch of the Ontario government. She applied for and got the job, becoming responsible for the licensing of all archaeology in the province, as well as for museum and conservation programs. She later became Director of Public Affairs for the Canadian Opera Company.

Using her vacations to travel to far-flung parts of the world, Lyn had just returned from the Yucatan when she had an idea for a mystery novel that revolved around the ancient Mayan calendar. She wrote at nights and on weekends, and finally finished the manuscript.

..... and as they say, the rest is history.

Lyn passed away in 2009.