Vicki Stiefel’s first novel of mystery and suspense, Body Parts, was followed in 2005 by The Dead Stone, and in 2006 by The Grief Shop, all with continuing protagonist, homicide counselor Tally Whyte. Robert B. Parker says “The Grief Shop is compelling, touching, and a pleasure to read.” Publisher’s Weekly says Tally is a compelling protagonist--edgy, compassionate and vulnerable--with a clipped narrating style that keeps the tricky plot in focus. Stiefel's latest (The Grief Shop) shows--again--that she can hold her own against genre heavyweights like John Sanford and Patricia Cornwell. Crimestalker Casebook notes, “Stiefel has the psychological thriller down so well, you might think she invented it.” Published September 2007, Stiefel’s latest novel with Tally, The Bone Man, is set in Massachusetts, on Martha’s Vineyard, and in New Mexico. Stiefel has been a contributing editor to Dive Training, film critic for Worcester Magazine, and a contributor to Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. Her extensive research for her novels includes consulting with homicide counselors, K-9 Corps members, forensic psychiatrists, medical examiner staff, and crime scene services officers. She and her novelist-and-outdoor-writer husband, William G. Tapply, live in New Hampshire with their three dogs and one kitty.