Sandra Block graduated from college at Harvard, then returned to her native land of Buffalo, New York for medical training and never left. She is a practicing neurologist and proud Sabres fan, and lives at home with her husband, two children, and impetuous yellow lab. She is the author of acclaimed thrillers Little Black Lies, The Girl Without a Name, The Secret Room, and What Happened That Night. Girl Overboard is her first novel for teens.