Dr. Susan J. Harrington is a professor of information systems. She has published various history articles and books and over 25 scholarly articles. She has been researching Annie Abbott and Dixie Haygood for over 10 years. She, along with her husband Hugh T. Harrington, are the world's experts on Dixie Haygood and Annie Abbott. She and her husband have published the seminal article on Annie Abbott in the "Georgia Historical Quarterly," and their articles on Annie Abbott won "Best Article Series of 2003" in "The Linking Ring" magazine published by the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Hugh T. Harrington is an historian who has written many articles on American history and three books on the history of Milledgeville, Georgia: "Civil War Milledgeville: Tales from the Confederate Capital of Georgia," "More Milledgeville Memories," and "Remembering Milledgeville: Historic Tales from Georgia's Antebellum Capital." His history work has appeared in "America's Civil War," "Georgia Backroads," "Patriots of the American Revolution," "The American Revolution," "Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution," "Carologue," and "Muzzle Blasts," among others. He is an expert on Sherlock Holmes and is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars with the investiture of "Wisteria Lodge." His articles have appeared in many Sherlock Holmes publications.