For First Grave On The Right, DARYNDA JONES, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, won a RITA Award for best debut novel. She grew up as a natural storyteller, telling tales of dashing damsels in distress for any poor soul who passed by, upsetting both man and beast. Jones, her husband, and their two lovely sons, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys, live in the Land of Enchantment, popularly known as Albuquerque, New Mexico.