J.T. ELLISON is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Taylor Jackson series, including ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS, 14, JUDAS KISS and the forthcoming thriller, THE COLD ROOOM. She is a former White House staffer who moved to Nashville and began research on a passion: forensics and crime. She worked extensively with the Metro Nashville Police, the FBI and various other law enforcement organizations to research her novels.

She writes a bi-monthly blog at the Anthony Award nominated blog Murderati. She lives in Nashville with her husband and a poorly trained cat.