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J. McCarthy spent over a decade as an acquisitions editor for a national academic publisher, developing a sharp instinct for structure, accuracy, and the small detail that fails to align. That sensibility defines the Keiko Ito Mystery Series, where crimes are institutional, clues live in the paperwork, and justice arrives through documentary evidence rather than a chase.

Her debut novel, The Joseon Retrospective, is set inside the National Art Center, Tokyo, and follows a senior registrar who does not investigate crimes so much as reconcile records.

Before turning to fiction, McCarthy taught high school English, history, and photography. She holds a B.A. in Art and Graphic Design from Point Loma Nazarene University, a background that directly ...more

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