Deb Baker (Wisconsin) grew up in Michigan#39;s Upper Peninsula. She is a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and the International Sled Dog Association, where she actively races sled dogs. Her short stories have appeared in many literary journals, including Passages North and Room of One#39;s Own . Her debut novel, Murder Passes the Buck , won Best of Show in the Authorlink 2003 New Author Awards Competition.