Kathryn Fox is a medical practitioner with a special interest in forensic medicine. She is the author of the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed thrillers Malicious Intent and Without Consent. Her debut novel Malicious Intent won the 2005 Davitt award for adult fiction and her books have been translated into over a dozen languages. Kathryn lives in Sydney and combines her passion for books and medicine by being the patron of a reading programme for remote and indigenous communities that promotes the links between literacy and health.