Perri Nash is the pen name for Jan Perry, whose own life has provided her with ample fodder for her Cassie Doolin novels. She called Washington, DC “home” for almost two decades, while she worked for the U.S. State Department and the American Institute in Taiwan. While living in Palm Beach County, Florida, she owned a gourmet food shop and catering business, the inspiration behind Cassie’s culinary adventures. Death is a Dish Best Served Cold is the second book in the Cassie Doolin mystery series, which began with Land of the Blind. Perry lives today in Delaware, where she continues to chronicle the escapades of Cassie Doolin.