Stefanie Pintoff's first novel, In the Shadow of Gotham, won the Edgar® Award for Best First Novel and earned nominations for the Anthony, Macavity, and Agatha awards. In the Shadow of Gotham introduced turn-of-the-century New York Police Detective Simon Ziele, who appeared again in A Curtain Falls and Secret of the White Rose.
Stefanie later launched the Eve Rossi thrillers with Hostage Taker, a Barry Award nominee for Best Thriller, continuing with City on Edge.
An avid photographer and voracious reader, she lives on Manhattan's Upper West Side where she writes character-driven suspense novels that bring New York City to life.