> Cambridge-educated, British-born L.B. > Hathaway writes historical fiction and > contributes to a number of popular > history magazines and websites. She > worked as a lawyer at Lincoln’s Inn in > London for almost a decade before > becoming a full-time writer. She is a > specialist in Tudor history, > especially everyday life at the > itinerant court of Henry VIII. She is > also a lifelong fan of detective > novels set in the Golden Age of Crime, > and is an ardent Agatha Christie > devotee.