S. E. Drake is from a small town in Southern Illinois. She has been a fan of the murder mystery genre since she was 12 and encountered the adventerous tales of Franklin W. Dixon and Frank Peretti. Her first novel, Secrets and Stained Glass, is the beginning of her murder mystery series that follows a church secretary and choir director who have become unlikely detectives unwraveling unusual crimes. Her hobbies include studying Spanish, painting, playing the piano, and traveling the world.