Ali Brandon is the bestselling author of the Black Cat Bookshop Mystery series. Writing under her real name, Diane A.S. Stuckart, she’s also the author of the popular Leonardo da Vinci historical mystery series, which has received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal, as well as a Florida Book Award. Additionally, she has published several fantasy and mystery short stories, which have been collected and re-released in a single eBook anthology entitled, WHO’S BEHIND THE DOOR?. A native Texan with a degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma, Diane a/k/a Ali now lives in South Florida. She’s a member of Mystery Writers of America and a past board member for the MWA Florida Chapter.She passed away in November 2025.
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