J. & D. Burges are a husband-and-wife writing team in Virginia. Having lived for many years on the edge of the Navajo Nation, they write with cheerful authority about open spaces, big lakes, and the unique mix of cultures captured in their Sage Landing stories.

Their mysteries are now hatched in a cottage in the woods near a lake. It’s a great place to plot light-hearted homicides. When they’re not doing that or working out, they might be dancing. There’s also some knitting and woodworking going on.

They can’t resist interfering in each other’s work. It’s often hard for them to remember which story idea originated where and whose words made it into the final draft. Each of them claims that the best lines belong to the other.