Author G. Ramanan resides in the United States where his books have been widely praised and have won 5-star ratings on Amazon (U.S.). He is the author of the following books published in India: The Storyteller, The Ghostly Temple & Other Stories, and The Murder of a Judge, which is one of the few English-language mystery novels to be set in Kerala. He was born and brought up in India and emigrated to the United States when he was 21 years old. He has made frequent trips to India over the years to see relatives and friends, and continues to have a deep and abiding affection for his native land.