Cheryl Rabin is a native of Kansas City who served 25 years on the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department as an officer, detective and patrol sergeant. During that time she also worked as a security officer for the Kansas City Royals and the Kansas City Chiefs. She has an M.A. in Medieval British History and is a graduate of Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command. She has won several writing contests, one of which was being a finalist in the 2017 Kiss of Death’s Daphne contest.