Born and raised in Finksburg, Maryland, Lisa Boyle received bachelor's degrees in journalism and international affairs from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Lisa has held many different jobs over the years from cheesemonger, to educator at the U.S.S. Constitution Museum. Lisa lives in South Carolina with her husband and daughter. Her debut historical fiction book, Signed, A Paddy, was the recipient of the 2022 Eric Hoffer First Horizon Book Award, the 2022 Eric Hoffer Historical Fiction Book Award, and the 2022 IPPY Best Regional Fiction, U.S. Northeast, Bronze Medal. In the Silence of Decay is Lisa's first crime fiction novel.