C. Jean Downer is a critically acclaimed author of mystery and suspense thrillers. Her books have been Kirkus Reviews recommended, multi-award finalists, and Amazon best sellers. Her backlist includes Trailhead, a romantic suspense novel, and The Sloane West Mysteries, an urban-fantasy detective series. Writing in the crime thriller genre has always been her passion, and her focus now is solely on domestic psychological thrillers. She is an award-winning haiku poet. Her haiku appear in national and international print and online journals and anthologies. C. Jean has dual citizenship in Canada and the United States and lives in the beautiful Canadian Pacific Northwest.