Born in Dublin, Louise Phillips returned to writing in 2006, after raising her family. She is the author of four books in the Dr Kate Pearson series: Red Ribbons, The Doll's House, Last Kiss and The Game Changer. In 2013, The Doll's House won the Irish Crime Fiction Book of the Year award (BGE Irish Book Awards)

Louise's work has been published as part of many anthologies, including County Lines from New Island, and various literary journals. In 2009, she won the Jonathan Swift Award for her short story Last Kiss, and in 2011 she was a winner in the Irish Writers' Centre Lonely Voice platform. She has also been short-listed for the Molly Keane Memorial Award, Bridport UK, and long-listed twice for the RTE Guide/Penguin Short Story Competition.