Born in Halifax and adopted into a multiracial family of seven, Priscilla Masters is the creator of the Detective Inspector Joanna Piercy novels set in the Staffordshire moorlands. She is also the creator of coroner Martha Gunn, set in the medieval town of Shrewsbury. She has also written six medical standalone mysteries, including The Watchful Eye, set in her hometown of Eccleshall and dealing with the problems of a male GP. She works as a respiratory specialist nurse in the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, has two sons and lives in a fairytale cottage on the Staffordshire/Shropshire border.
