Julie McElwain is a nationally recognized journalist who has won numerous awards. Her debut novel, A Murder In Time, was named one of the National Library Association's top ten picks of the month, was a finalist for the 2016 Goodreads readers' choice awards in the Sci-fi category, and made Bustle's list of the 9 Most Compelling Mystery Series for 2017. The National Library Association named the second and third installments of the In Time series to its Must-Read lists.