Alafair Burke

Alafair Burke
Burke in 2013 at Bouchercon in Albany, New York
BornOctober 1969 (age 56)
OccupationNovelist
EducationStanford Law School
Reed College (BA)
GenreCrime fiction, mystery, thriller
Website
alafairburke.com

Alafair S. Burke (born October 1969) is an American crime novelist, professor of law, and legal commentator. She is a New York Times bestselling author of fifteen crime novels, including The Ex, The Wife, The Better Sister, and The Note, and two series—one featuring NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher; and the other featuring Portland, Oregon prosecutor Samantha Kincaid. She also co-authored eight novels with Mary Higgins Clark. Her books have been translated into more than a dozen languages.