Jo Stone is a Colorado native, whose grandparents were all homesteaders on the Eastern Colorado prairie. She has been writing since she could spell, but this is her debut novel. Murder by Another Name was conceived as Jo battled corporate manufacturers of silicone gel breast implants in litigation across the country and in Colorado. That experience was filled with compelling clients, formidable attorneys, fascinating expert witnesses whose specialties were science and medicine , as well as considerable intrigue. She was the plaintiff's attorney in all of the silicone gel breast implant cases which were actually tried in Colorado, prior to the majority of the manufacturers, such as Dow Corning, declaring bankruptcy. Jo practices law in Parker, Colorado, but she and her husband are long time residents of the Columbine area of Jefferson County. She is also a college professor and teaches law, as well as courses in the arts and literature. She and her husband Jim have four children. Both Jim and Jo Stone are graduates of the University of Colorado in Boulder, where Jo received B.A. and M.A. degrees in English literature as a Ford Foundation Fellow. She also holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Colorado School of Law. While at the University of Colorado, Jo and Jim were the editors of the student literary magazine, which they renamed The Colorado Portfolio, during their tenure. Both Jim and Jo are dedicated to service above self as active Rotarians.