Lynn Voedisch is a Chicago writer who had a long career as a newspaper reporter and worked for many years at a big city metropolitan daily. She also did freelance writing in print and online. She lives with her husband and pet cat, doing her writing at home now. Her son, an attorney, lives in the city. Her hobbies are tennis, tai chi, and promoting appreciation of literature.

Voedisch is the author of three other novels, Excited Light, The God's Wife, and Dateline: Atlantis.