Julia Rohatyn is the pen name of a woman who managed hotels for over twenty years. Her first books were written as part of a hotel mystery series set in the location she knows so well. She grew up near Boston and studied at Radcliffe and Boston University. Many of her books take place in the Boston and New England area.

Today, Julia Rohatyn lives in a communal settlement near Jerusalem in Israel. Retired, she spends time with her family and, of course, reading and writing books.