Elizabeth Heider is the author of May the Wolf Die, named a New York Times Best Crime Novel, a Washington Post Best Mystery, and one of Publishers Weekly's best books of the year. Her short fiction has been recognized by the Santa Fe Writers Project and New Century Writer Awards.

She holds a PhD in physics and most recently worked as a program manager for Microsoft's AI4Science and as a scientist in the European Space Agency's human spaceflight program. She's authored original scientific research, a patent, analytical reports for the US government and military, and coauthored a journal article with astronaut Thomas Pesquet. She lived and worked in Naples, Italy, as a civilian analyst embedded with the US Navy's mission in Africa, where she deployed aboard US and European naval ships. Originally from Utah, she now lives in The Hague, where she's working on the next Nikki Serafino novel.