TAYLOR STEVENS is the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of The Informationist, The Innocent, The Doll, The Catch, and the novella The Vessel. The series featuring Vanessa Michael Munroe has received critical acclaim and the books are published in twenty languages. The Informationist has been optioned for film by James Cameron's production company, Lightstorm Entertainment. Born in New York State, and into the Children of God, raised in communes across the globe and denied an education beyond sixth grade, Stevens was in her twenties when she broke free to follow hope and a vague idea of what possibilities lay beyond. She now lives in Texas, and is at work on the next Munroe novel.
""Munroe is a sensational character and Stevens is a sensational writer."" – Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series ""The Mask... is the rare thriller that gets better the more you think about it...the kind of crackling thriller we’ve come to expect from Stevens."" – Dallas Morning News ""[Munroe is] a protagonist as deadly as she is irresistible."" – Vince Flynn ""If you are a fan of Jack Reacher, Lisbeth Salander, or Nina Zero, you need to check out Vanessa Michael Munroe!"" – Bookpage ""A winning series character who has the world at her beck and call.""– Los Angeles Times ""Munroe's brooding personality and her ability to blend into her surroundings bring to mind the provocative Jason Bourne."" – USA Today “Stevens doesn’t disappoint, filling the book with nonstop action, deception, and ramped-up tension. Readers will want to start at the beginning of the series to learn more about Munroe and how she became such a fierce and complex character.” – Booklist