Zoe B. Wallbrook is a professor by day, mystery writer by — actually, she also writes mysteries during the day, usually accompanied by her dog, a cup of coffee, and a debilitating sense of dread. Her hobbies include beginning all emails with, “My sincerest apologies for my slow reply,” pretending to understand how astrological signs work, and crying at the end of every Call the Midwife episode. She and her husband live with their stalker, a black lab/pittie mix named Sophie.