Isis Crawford

Isis Crawford is the pen name of American novelist Barbara Block, who writes mystery novels. She writes the Mystery with Recipes series and the Robin Light series (as Barbara Block). Barbara was born in Egypt to diplomatic corps parents. At five years old, her family moved back home to New York City. She earned her B.A. and her M.A. in Spanish (from New York University and Columbia University, respectively). Like her parents, Barbara enjoys both food and travel, so along with writing travel articles, she also ran a catering service. She also grew up with every kind of pet imaginable, including a caiman (alligator), pythons, lizards and of course dogs and cats.