Bonnie J. Thompson is no stranger to the world of criminal law and courtroom drama. Both her father, Roger W. Thompson, and her grandfather, Donald L. Thompson, were noted trial lawyers. Her grandfather was an Assistant State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago, in the 1930's.

In 1966, Roger Thompson was appointed Public Defender of Logan County, Illinois. Shortly thereafter, he tried his first murder case defending a man, named Caesarz, who had callously murdered a woman desk clerk during an attempted robbery at the Holiday Inn in Lincoln. Bonnie remembers, "My father found it very difficult to represent Caesarz because he showed no remorse for what he'd done. Dad went through an array of emotions...it affected him deeply.

The evidence was enormously in favor of the prosecution, so when Dad lost the case it was no surprise. He was really very relieved when the trial ended."

After six years as Public Defender, Roger Thompson was elected State's Attorney of Logan County and served two terms. Little did the Thompson family know that those years would prove to be the most challenging, rewarding, and disturbing of Roger's legal career.

The Logan County Courthouse provided Bonnie with a very important education, for it was there that she learned the value of truth and justice and to hold steadfast to her convictions. Although Bonnie often considered pursuing a degree in law, she found herself more interested in music, writing, and investigation. In her spare time, she sometimes performs as a professional singer/songwriter/guitarist; she particularly enjoys singing jazz and blues standards.

Process of Elimination is Bonnie's first published work. She has a second completed screenplay entitled, Glass Onion, and she's currently writing a book.