Cara Black was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 14, 1951. She was educated at Caรฑada College in California, Sophia University in Yotsuya, Tokyo in Japan, and finished her degree at San Francisco State University with a BA and an MA in education. She has worked as a preschool teacher and as director of a preschool. Black is a bestselling American mystery writer. She is best known for her Aimรฉe Lรฉduc mystery novels featuring a female Paris-based private investigator.