Phyllis Entis

Recipient of the 2019 Top Female Author award in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category, Phyllis Entis is the author of the Damien Dickens Mysteries. Her debut novel, The Green Pearl Caper, was a Library Journal SELF-e Selection.

Born and raised in Montreal, Phyllis is a free-lance writer and retired food safety microbiologist with degrees from McGill University and the University of Toronto. In 2007, ASM Press published her non-fiction book, Food Safety: Old Habits, New Perspectives. Phyllis lives in Victoria, British Columbia with her husband and their Australian Cobberdog, Shalom. When she’s not writing, Phyllis usually can be found walking around town, browsing in the local library, or enjoying her garden.