Jane Stanton Hitchcock is a New York Times bestselling author, playwright, and screenwriter. Best known for her mystery novels (Trick of the Eye, The Witches Hammer', Social Crimes, One Dangerous Lady, and Mortal Friends), Jane is also an avid poker player who competes in the World Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker. Her sixth novel, BLUFF which won the 2019 Hammett Prize pays tribute to her passion for poker and was published in January 2019. BLUFF has option for on screen production by Fifth Season. Jane is married to Jim Hoagland, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. They live in Washington, D.C. and New York City.