Amazon bestselling author [b]Toni Dwiggins[/b] is a third-generation Californian who migrated from southern Cal to northern Cal. What she likes most about her state is that one can go from the ocean to the mountains in one day, with a lunch stop in the desert. She likes it so much she has chosen those settings for her forensic geology books. [i]The Forensic Geology[/i] stories feature a young woman and her father-figure mentor, who analyze earth evidence to solve crimes and crises -- and in the process get entangled in outdoor adventure and thrills. Her book [i]Badwater[/i] won Wired.com's Golden Bot Award for the 'Best Whodunit.'