When G.J. Schear was seven, her grandmother gave her a copy of The Hound of the Baskervilles. She's been obsessed with Holmes and Watson ever since. Inspired by Holmes's abhorrence of routine, Ms Schear has had a chequered career. She has worked in the theatre, in the operating room, and in the corporate world, to name but a few, though her first passion has always been writing. Her short stories have been published in several literary journals. She currently lives in Kells, Ireland. Sherlock Holmes and The Other Woman is her second novel.