Mary Birk, a former trial lawyer and avid gardener, lives and writes in Colorado. After graduating from law school, she moved from North Dakota with her late husband to Colorado where they raised their children and dogs, and together worked to turn two and a half acres into a high-country garden retreat. Ms. Birk has been named a Library Journal SELF-E Select author.

Her Terrence Reid/Anne Michaels mystery series combines her love for gardening and passion for all things Scottish. The first book in the series, Mermaids of Bodega Bay, was a finalist for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers’ Colorado Gold award in the mystery/suspense category and was named by Library Journal as a SELF-e Top Book of the Year. The First Cut, the second book in the series, won the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Award in the mystery/suspense category.

One of the founding members of the Colorado chapter of Sisters in Crime, Ms. Birk served as treasurer from 2016-2023. Currently, she is serving a two-year term as Vice President of the chapter. She also serves as the social media director for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America.