Being gay is just one aspect of my very complicated life. I do not wear it on my sleeve.

My friends call me Miss Worst Case Scenario.

When I was in second grade, my mother moved from Miami to this evangelical conservative environment in western North Carolina, two miles down the road from Billy Graham and his wife, Ruth.

I stop working at about 3 p.m. on Fridays.

I like to get to bed with a clear head.

In the first person, the readers feel smart, like it's them solving the case.

I didn't invent forensic science and medicine. I just was one of the first people to recognize how interesting it is.