Roy Innes was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, but has lived most of his life on the West Coast. A retired eye surgeon, he turned his love of reading crime novels into writing them. His Inspector Coswell of the RCMP series began with Murder in the Monashees (2005) followed by West End Murders (2008) and then Murder in the Chilcotin (2010); all with excellent reviews. He lives with his wife on Gabriola Island, B.C.