Minerva TaylorMinerva Taylor, pen name for Judith Windeler, has been a freelance writer for twenty years, publishing international travel articles with historical background in magazines and newspapers. The author, who grew up in a small Ohio town, lived in New Yok City for thirteen years. During this time she became friends with a circle of elderly Russian émigrés, including her White Russian neighbor, who provided material and inspiration for the books and lead to her obsession with Russian history. The author spent eight years researching Russia's Revolutionary and Stalinist Periods. She has published three novels and two children's books and currently is writing another Russian historical thriller featuring Roo Yoder, Deputy Sheriff. She is married with two children and lives in London. Read More Read Less