Roy Innes was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Victoria, BC, where he went to high school and college and then over to University of British Columbia for his MD and ultimately FRCSC specializing in eye surgery.

After 30 plus years of private and academic practice, he retired to Gabriola Island where he rekindled a love for creative writing. Accepted by the Humber School for Writers, he completed a one-year course with mentor Olive Senior, who encouraged him to submit for publication the mystery novel he wrote over that period.

Murder in the Monashees, his first work, published by NeWest Press, was released in spring 2005. West End Murders is the second in the series started by Murder in the Monashees and is scheduled for release in the spring of 2008.

Aside from crime novels, his passions include hunting in remote corners of British Columbia, off-roading in his '82 Toyota Land Cruiser, endless home improvements, motorcycle touring on his 1990 BMW K100, climbing Mount Arrowsmith, and, whenever possible, a good Globe and Mail cryptic crossword puzzle.