Bonnie Ramthun lives in Erie, Colorado with her husband Bill, and their four children. In Bonnie's first three novels, Colorado Springs homicide detective Eileen Reed and her handsome partner Joe Tanner, a war gamer, solve murders and save the world in Ground Zero, Earthquake Games and The Thirteenth Skull. Earthquake Games was a finalist for Colorado Book of the Year in 2000. Her new novel, The White Gates, is a middle grade mystery introducing Torin Sinclair, a young snowboarder who must discover the modern secret behind an ancient curse (Random House). The White Gates was named a Junior Library Guild Premiere selection for 2008. Visit Bonnie’s website at www.bonnieramthun.com.









