Eva Gates is one of Canada's most prolific and varied crime writers and a national bestseller in the United States. As Vicki Delany, she has written more than fifty books: clever cozies to Gothic thrillers to gritty police procedurals to historical fiction and novellas for adult literacy.

She is a past chair of the Crime Writers of Canada and cofounder and organizer of the Women Killing It Crime Writing Festival. She is the recipient of the 2019 Derrick Murdoch Award for contributions to Canadian crime writing. Vicki lives in Prince Edward County, Ontario.