Tikiri Herath is a multiple award-winning author of international crime thrillers and murder mystery novels.

She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Victoria, Canada, and a master's degree from the Solvay Business School in Brussels, Belgium. She worked in risk management at Canada's top federal intelligence agency and at NATO in Europe.

Tikiri's an adrenaline junkie who has rock climbed, bungee jumped, rode on the back of a motorcycle across Quebec, flown in an acrobatic airplane upside down, and parachuted solo.

When she's not plotting another thriller scene or planning an adrenaline-filled trip, you'll find her baking in her kitchen with a glass of red Shiraz and vintage jazz playing in the background.

An international nomad and five-culture kid, she calls Canada home.