Victoria Lee is the nationally bestselling author of A Shot in the Dark, A Lesson in Vengeance, The Fever King, and its sequel The Electric Heir. She grew up in Durham, North Carolina, where she attended an arts school and played piano competitively. She has a PhD in psychology, which she uses to overanalyze fictional characters and also herself. She lives in New York City with her partner, child, and two malevolent pets.