Anne Mette Hancock made her debut as an author in 2017 with The Corpse Flower. This poignant suspense novel debuted at #1 on the Danish bestseller charts. She was awarded the Danish Crime Academy’s debutant prize and was named Author of the Year in Denmark.

Tara Chace has translated more than forty novels from Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian. An avid reader and language learner, Chace earned her PhD in Scandinavian languages and literature from the University of Washington in 2003. She lives in Seattle with her family.