Lynn Hesse is an award-winning author of crime, suspense, mystery, and sci-fi. Her historical fiction/magical realism, Part of the Stars, Tale of a Boston Mountains Midwife, 2025, Blue Room Books, combines fury, intelligent creatures, and a 1878 wilderness adventure in the Midwest. The Underground Chameleon, An Android Against Authoritarianism, was adapted into an award-winning screenplay after the novel won Best Science Fiction in the Georgia Independent Author Awards, 2025, and Honorable Mention in The Eric Hoffer Book Award, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, 2025. She is a retired police officer and a performer in several Atlanta dance and theatre troupes, and lives with her husband in Stone Mountain, Georgia. https://www.lynnhesse.com