J. L. Brown is the author of the Jade Harrington novels, Don’t Speak, Rule of Law, The Divide, and the short story, Few Are Chosen. She lives with her family in Seattle, Washington, where she is hard at work writing her next book.

She is a member of Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America Northwest, Pacific Northwest Writers Association, Sisters in Crime, Puget Sound Sisters in Crime, and the Historical Novel Society.