Laurie R. King is the New York Timesbestselling author of numerous books, including the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes stories. She has won or been nominated for a multitude of prizes, has been chosen as the guest of honor at several crime conventions, and is probably the only writer to have both an Edgar Award and an honorary doctorate in theology. She was inducted into the Baker Street Irregulars in 2010.

Critically acclaimed British actress Jenny Sterlin has appeared On and Off-Broadway as well as on the West Coast and in the Boston area. She is the Artistic Director of the Rubicon Theatre Company and a founding member of Proia Dance Theatre. On reviewing one her recent narrations AudioFile said, "The number of characters. let alone accents, requires dazzling skill to perform ... prepare to be dazzled as Jenny Sterlin works some kind of miracle."