Ruff, Jenifer: - Jenifer Ruff is a USA Today and international bestselling author of thriller novels who writes in three series: The Brooke Walton Series, The Agent Victoria Heslin Thriller Series, and the FBI & CDC Thriller Series. Jenifer grew up in Massachusetts, has a biology degree from Mount Holyoke College and a Master's in Public Health and Epidemiology from Yale University. She worked as a management consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM before discovering her love for writing. Jenifer lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with her family and a pack of greyhounds. If she's not writing, she's probably hiking with her dogs. For more, visit her website at Jenruff.com