Ellery A. Kane

Ellery Kane is a forensic psychologist by night and author by night that is known for her series of thriller crime, and young adult novels. She has been writing creative and professionally for as long as she can remember. Born an only child, she spent a lot of time making up stories and reading and not much has changed about her reading habits since. Just like most of the leads in her novels, she loves to ask why, and this perhaps informs the motivation to become a psychologist. Since she works as a forensic psychologist she has often found that reality is usually stranger than fiction and much of her work is inspired by her day job. Given that forensic psychology is an intersection of the law and psychology, she often has to deal with a wide range of issues from violence risk assessment, child custody and criminal insanity. Her main job is conducting evaluations of prison inmates many of whom have committed serious crimes such as murder. Many of these are usually coming up for parole after spending many years inside. Kane’s work has helped develop unique insights into how the past influences the individual in the present. She published “Legacy” her debut novel of the “Legacy” series in 2014.