Nicholas Kilmer, born in Virginia, lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Normandy, France. A teacher for many years, and finally Dean of the Swain School of Design in New Bedford, Massachusetts, he now makes his living as a painter and art dealer. In 1964 he married Julia Norris, and with her has four children.
""Deft and compelling...[in] the league of Iain Pears's art-history whodunits."" * <B><I>Kirkus Reviews</I> of <I>Dirty Linen</I></B> * ""[A] well-crafted whodunit..."" * <B><I>Publishers Weekly</I> of <I>A Butterfly in Flame</I></B> *