Kiki is nearing her 4th decade and still doesn't know what she wants to be when she grows up. She has been an optometric technician, a bookseller, a customer service rep (Be nice to them. They've probably already been yelled at twenty times before talking to you.), and briefly attempted to be a freelance journalist in the Middle East. She currently teaches history at two local community colleges but secretly wants to own her own Mystery/Noir/Suspense bookstore in LA (even though she's never been there). She also really misses the Pacific Ocean and can't wait for her birthday trip this May/June so she can see it again.

Kiki has loved true crime since she saw her first episode of Forensic Files 25 years ago.

Rachel is a neurodivergent 36-year-old with a degree in political science. Her pronouns are she/her and they/them. They live with their two human and three furry children and wife Jaye (they/them) in New Mexico. Her hobbies (hyperfixations) include true crime, reading, cooking, and nail polish.