Before writing my debut novel, THE OTHER MADAME X, I spent more than two decades working in technology, finance, art, and mining with a focus on public relations and project management. I’ve worked in over a dozen countries on six continents, with much of that time in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, including eight years in Singapore. My work and travels have inspired me to never stop exploring—I am addicted to the thrill of discovery. But it was a college internship in the Sex Crimes and Child Homicide division of the local prosecutor’s office that opened my eyes to what’s hiding in plain sight. I now write from my home in Tucson, Arizona where I live with a collection of art and books, and my dog Kolya.