Best-selling author Helaine Mario grew up in New York City and is a graduate of Boston University. A passionate advocate for women's and children's issues, she has served on many nonprofit boards while residing in Washington, D.C. The Lost Concerto is the first novel in her first Maggie O'Shea Mystery Series, following her debut novel, Firebird. The Lost Concerto won the Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Medal and is followed by Dark Rhapsody and Shadow Music, the third and the fourth in the Maggie O’Shea Mystery Series. Helaine and her husband, Ron, live in Arlington, VA. Net royalties from Helaine’s books go to local reading and family programs.