Tori Eldridge is the author of the Anthony, Lefty and Macavity-nominated first Lily Wong thriller, THE NINJA DAUGHTER, which was named one of the "Best Mystery Books of the Year" by The South Florida Sun Sentinel . Her horror screenplay, “The Gift,” earned a semi-finalist place for the prestigious Academy Award Nicholl Fellowship. Tori is a Hawaiian-Chinese-Norwegian modern-day ninja who was born and raised in Hawaii. She holds a fifth-degree black belt in To Shin Do Ninjutsu and has traveled the USA teaching seminars on the ninja arts, weapons, and women's self-protection.