Author Meredith Doench has written many titles, including Forsaken Trust, Deadeye, and Whereabouts Unknown. Her book Crossed was published in August 2015 and was the runner-up for the 2015 IndieFab Awards in the Mystery Genre. It was also awarded the Nancy Dasher Award in 2017 from the College English Association.

Meredith holds a Bachelors in Special Education from Ball State, a Masters in English from University of Dayton, and a PhD from Texas Tech in English/Creative Writing. She lives in Dayton where she is a principal lecturer of creative writing, literature, and composition at UD. She is a member of the Golden Crown Literary Society, Sisters in Crime, and Mystery Writers of America. She also serves as a board member of Mystery Writers of American Midwest Region.