Sparkle Hayter has been a journalist for CNN and other news organizations, a stringer in Afghanistan, a producer in Bollywood, a stand-up comic in New York, a caretaker for an elderly parent in Canada, and a novelist of seven books. And some other things that are kind of a blur now. The first novel in her Robin Hudson Mystery series,ย Whatโs a Girl Gotta Do?, is the recipient of the Crime Writers of Canadaโs Arthur Ellis Award for best first mystery novel, and the series is a winner of the Sherlock Award for Best Comic Detective.ย Hayterโs articles have been published in numerous newspapers and magazines, includingย the New York Times, the Nation,ย andย New Woman. She currently lives in Canada with her rescued Nepali street dog, Alice, and is working on a new book.