GERRI BRIGHTWELL is from southwest Britain. She has master’s degrees in creative writing from the University of East Anglia and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and a doctorate in English from the University of Minnesota. She has worked in Greece, Israel, Spain, Thailand, and Canada, and now lives in Fairbanks, Alaska, with her husband, writer Ian C. Esslemont, and their three sons. Brightwell is the author of the novels Dead of Winter, The Dark Lantern, and Cold Country, as well as many short stories.