S.C. Shannon grew up in Southern California with a love of reading, travel, and now—wine. With a bachelor’s in criminal justice and a master’s in forensic psychology, Shannon uses her expertise and technical knowledge to breathe life into her thrillers. Her debut novel, What Lurks in the Shadows, won a BookFest Award in horror and was a semi-finalist for Kindle’s Best of Indie in 2022. Currently, Shannon still resides in the Los Angeles area with her boyfriend and their puppy and is working on her next novel.