Chris Goff is an award-winning author of six novels based on environmental themes and two international thrillers. Her most recent book, RED SKY, is a pulse-pounding follow-up to DARK WATERS and another white-knuckle joyride for fans of Gayle Lynds. A 2018 Colorado Book Award Finalist, RED SKY is set in Ukraine and Asia, where Agent Raisa Jordan tests the boundaries of diplomacy as she races to prevent the start of a new Cold War. Goff's series debut, DARK WATERS, was a Finalist for the 2016 Colorado Book Award, 2016 Colorado Authors' League, Genre Award, and the 2016 Anthony Award for Best Crime Fiction Audiobook. Named the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers' 2002 Writer of the year, Goff's bestselling Birdwatcher's Mystery series was nominated for two WILLA Literary Awards, a Colorado Author's League Award, and was published in the UK and Japan. Her latest, A Parliament of Owls, came out in May 2016. Goff began her career writing non-fiction, penning columns for several local newspapers in Summit County, Colorado, as well as articles for regional and national publication. Later she edited rock and ice-climbing guides for Chockstone Press, and worked in graphic production for “Living the Good News,” a division of The Morehouse Publishing Group. She has taught writing workshops at the Colorado Free University and the University of Colorado, among others. A long-standing member of multiple writing organizations, Goff has served on several local, regional and national boards, including Mystery Writers of America. She began serving a four year term on the Executive Council of International Crime Writers Association in October 2017, and current serves on the Education Committee of Sisters in Crime. Hard at work on a new book, Goff resides in Colorado.