About Tessa

Tessa Wegert is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in Forbes, The Huffington Post, Adweek, and The Economist. She grew up in Quebec near the border of Vermont and now lives with her husband and children in Coastal Connecticut. 

Tessa is the author of DEATH IN THE FAMILY and THE DEAD SEASON (Berkley, 2020), both part of the Shana Merchant series of mysteries. She is a member of International Thriller Writers (ITW), Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime New England, and Sisters in Crime New York. 

Photo credit: Hildi Todrin/Crane Song Photography