Fanchon Blake joined the LAPD in 1948, determined to rise in the ranks despite rampant gender discrimination. Blake's persistence resulted in a promotion to sergeant after nearly two decades of service, but when official policy denied her any further advancement, she took the LAPD to court. Her resulting historic legal victory would affect police departments around the country.

Linden Gross is a two-time New York Times-bestselling writer who coaches both aspiring and bestselling authors. The ghostwriter for Julia "Butterfly" Hill's national bestseller The Legacy of Luna, Gross also authored To Have or To Harm (now Surviving a Stalker), the first book ever published about the stalking of ordinary people.