Jan Murphy was born in Canada and raised in the U.S. From a young age she had an active imagination and created stories and dabbled in all art forms. Nancy Drew catapulted into her love of mystery. Corporate America provided writing opportunities. She began writing romance. With four romances written, she sidestepped into mystery. The Art of Seeing Truth melds her two loves: art and mystery. She is currently working on the second book in The Galleries series, The Art of Escape.​