James Scott Byrnside is a murder mystery/impossible crime fanatic. He likes locked rooms, footprints in the snow, missing murder weapons, misinterpreted clues, and unreliable suspects. His first novel, Goodnight Irene, was meant to evoke the great detective stories of the past. In June 2019, he will release The Opening Night Murders and in 2020, The Strange Case of the Barrington Hills Vampire.