Amy S. Peele has been an RN since 1974 and enjoyed a 35-year career in organ transplantation, retiring from the University of California San Francisco, one of the largest and most successful transplant programs in the U.S. In addition to killing people and using their organs in her murder mysteries, Amy enjoys meditating, teaching yoga,swimming and pursuing her spirituality by studying the teachings of Deepak Chopra. She also enjoys comedy and studied at Second City in Chicago for a year.