Tori Eldridge is the bestselling author of the Lily Wong thriller series; finalist for Anthony, Lefty, and Macavity Awards, winner of the 2021 Crimson Scribe for Best Book of the Year. Her short stories have been featured in numerous anthologies, including Crime Hits Home, Back in Black, Joe Ledger: Unbreakable, and Weird Tales Magazine. Tori also penned the Brazilian dark fantasy Dance Among the Flames, inspired by her Academy Nicholl Fellowship semi-finalist screenplay. Before writing, Tori performed as an actress, singer, dancer on Broadway, television, film, and earned a 5th-degree black belt in To-Shin Do ninja martial arts. She is of Hawaiian, Chinese, Norwegian descent, born and raised in Honolulu, and lived in Los Angeles for over 35 years. Tori's deep interest in world culture has prompted her to visit nine countries including China, Brazil, and Japan.