Mary Kay Andrews began her reporting career covering the murder trials on which the book
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is based. She is the author of 15 books, (10 of which were written under her "real" name, Kathy Hogan Trocheck) including the
New York Times best-sellers
Savannah Breeze,
Blue Christmas and
Deep Dish. She also claims to know the location of every promising thrift store and flea market in the southeastern United States.