Let's make this birthday one to remember.

80 years old (Born on September 28, 1944)

Happy Birthday, Marcia Muller! May your day be filled with more twists and turns than a Sharon McCone investigation—minus the danger, of course. Your knack for crafting suspenseful mysteries has kept readers delightfully puzzled (and slightly paranoid) for decades.

Congratulations again on "Vanishing Point" earning you that well-deserved Shamus Award; clearly even fictional criminals can't escape your brilliant detective skills. Here's hoping this year brings plenty of inspiration—and fewer suspicious characters lurking around corners!

Cheers to another thrilling chapter ahead—you've certainly mastered keeping us all guessing what's next!