Carol Preflatish, from southern Indiana, has been writing for over twenty years, and is the author of the Nathan Perry Mystery Series, as well as several romantic suspense novels, two non-fiction books, and a multi-award-winning screenwriter. Her adaptation of her book, Homecoming to Murder, won the runner-up award for Best Screenplay - Long Format at Imaginarium 2023 and Best Feature Script at ICE Cinefest 2023. Summer Darkness was an Official Selection at the Bloomington Indiana Film Festival, 2024 and won Best Screenplay - Short Format at Imaginarium, 2024..