Vikki Petraitis began writing true-crime following an enduring interest in detective fiction. A primary teacher by profession, Vikki has pursued writing in her spare time. Her first book, The Phillip Island Murder, has been made into an episode of Sensing Murder with TV audiences of several million Australia-wide. Vikki's third book, The Frankston Murders, about serial killer Paul Denyer, is a best-seller and has become a classic in the Australian true-crime genre.

In 2000, Vikki began a Masters Degree in Information Technology Education and subsequently took a few years off writing, completing a short story for Kerry Greenwood's true-crime anthology On Murder 11. Vikki also contributes the occasional story to the Australian Police Journal.

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