Ellen Crosby is a former freelance reporter for The Washington Post and was Moscow correspondent for ABC News Radio. She is the author of The Riesling Retribution, The Bordeaux Betrayal, The Chardonnay Charade, and The Merlot Murders, as well as Moscow Nights, a stand-alone novel published in London. Crosby lives in Virginia with her family. Visit her website at www.ellencrosby.com.