Cathy Ace is a successful and acclaimed author of mystery novels, born and raised in Swansea, South Wales. She is known for her two series, the Cait Morgan Mysteries and the WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries, as well as her standalone psychological suspense novel, The Wrong Boy. Ace's love for writing began in her childhood, and she realized her dream of becoming an author after graduating from Cardiff University. She spent over a decade in London working in marketing communications and even ran her own post-graduate college in the United Kingdom. Her travels and experiences during this time have greatly influenced her eclectic taste in art, music, food, and drink.
After turning forty, Ace migrated from Wales to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she taught MBA and Undergraduate marketing programs at various universities for many years. It was during this time that she began her writing career. Now a full-time writer, Ace and her husband, along with their chocolate Labs, enjoy gardening and making the most of their time in beautiful British Columbia.
Ace's writing has been well-received and highly acclaimed. Her Cait Morgan series, featuring a Welsh-Canadian criminology professor who travels the world stumbling upon corpses, has been optioned for TV. The WISE Enquiries Agency Mysteries, a cozier series about a quartet of female PIs operating out of a Welsh stately home, has also been well-reviewed. The Wrong Boy, a gripping psychological suspense novel set in Wales, has also been optioned for TV. Ace's work has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Bony Blithe Award for best Canadian light mystery, IPPY and IBA Awards, and has been shortlisted for Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, as well as the crimefictionlover.com "Indie of the Year" award. Her short stories have been featured on UK's GCSE English Language syllabus and produced for BBC Radio 4. More information about Cathy Ace, her books, and her upcoming events can be found on her website.