Melissa Mahle is a former spy, movie consultant and non-fiction author. Kathryn Dennis is an art director, writer and illustrator with a background in marketing and advertising. Together, Melissa and Kathryn write adventure-espionage stories for middle grade readers, including the Anatolia Steppe Mystery Series and the Junior Spies Series. When not writing, Melissa and Kathryn crave adventure and travel to strange places, which takes courage, curiosity of the unknown and a very strong intestinal tract.