Arlene Kay was once a Senior Executive in an alphabet agency that strikes terror into the hearts of average citizens. She survived a culture of conformity by stealthily assembling word portraits of the unforgettable characters who populate many of her novels. Moments of  corporate mirth, most of it unintended, kept her quirky sense of humor intact until she fled to that bluest of blue states -- Massachusetts. Arlene is the author of the Grace Quinn/Patrick Fong mystery series as well as "INTRUSION", (Mainly Murder Press), which was released December 1, 2011.