Dawn Ibanez (1978-present) is a self-published author that was born and raised on Staten Island. In junior high school, Dawn discovered a passion for writing. But it was while in high school she discovered her other love, Anime. By the time she went to college, Dawn had written a number of stories for her own entertainment, as well as the entertainment of friends. While down in Norfolk, she started to write under the name Midori Bond and has produced several fanfiction stories still posted around the web. Currently working on 2 other series, Dawn is working on A Murder of Crows, as well as an untitled series. They will join Maxwell Investigations on the bookshelves soon. Dawn currently lives in Maryland with her family. Including a daughter, she refers to as the Doppelganger and an aquarium (There are cat-people and dog-people, Dawn is a fish-person). :)