Robin Burcell has worked as a police officer, a detective, and a criminal investigator. After more than 20 years in California law Sketch of Erwin Bush enforcement, including work as an FBI-trained forensic artist and a hostage negotiator, Burcell is now writing full-time. She is the author of the SFPD Homicide Inspector Kate Gillespie novels: Every Move She Makes (nominated for an Anthony), Fatal Truth (winner of the 2002 Anthony Award, BPO), Deadly Legacy (winner of the 2003 Anthony) and Cold Case (nominated for an Anthony).

When Midnight ComesHer first book was a romance about a police officer. That book, WHEN MIDNIGHT COMES, HarperPaperbacks 1995, was a finalist in both the Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart for Historical and the prestigious Rita for Best First Book.

She lives in Northern California with her husband, three children, and Dinky the neighborhood cat.