Barbara Reichmuth Geisler is a native San Franciscan. She holds baccalaureate and master's degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, and was head librarian for the San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum. Author of the award-winning "Other Gods," "Graven Images," and "In Vain" (all featuring the tenacious sleuthing of Dame Averilla), Barbara lives in northern California with her husband, an Episcopal priest.