T. Grahame-Smith, a bestselling author, has praised the book. As a prominent new voice in American crime fiction, Jefferson Parker, J. Carson Black is the author of fourteen books. Her thriller The Shop debuted at #1 on the Kindle Bestseller list, and Sony Pictures Television/Winkler Films just optioned her New York Times bestseller series about homicide detective Laura Cardinal. Despite having a master's degree in operatic voice, after reading The Shining, Black was motivated to write a horror novel. She currently resides in Tucson, AZ.