Melinda Metz is the author of over 75 books for kids and teens, including the Roswell High series, basis of the TV show Roswell. She often teams up with the lovely and talented Laura J. Burns; together they wrote the Edgar Award nominee Wright and Wong: Case of the Nana-Napper, and YA thrillers Sanctuary Bay and The Lost Map of Secrets and Chaos. Melinda's first adult book, Talk to The Paw, launched the series. She lives in North Carolina with her dog, Scully, who isn't as well-behaved as her namesake.