[15][16] When she was ten years old, she moved with her parents and four siblings to Denman Island, which is 20 miles (32 km) south of Merville near Union Bay.

[12] She was also administrative assistant at a Manhattan law firm and helped with grants at the Anderson Center for Cancer Research at Rockefeller University.

[17][18] In 2012, she used the Goodreads database to write an article for The Millions, analyzing statistics relating to novels with titles in "The ___'s Daughter" pattern.

When she is pursued by a private detective and a former lover, she is forced to come to terms with her own past and the secrets that haunt a childhood she cannot remember.

[27] The Singer's Gun tells the story of Anton Waker, who grew up surrounded by corruption, but has now decided to live a more honourable life.

Gavin, a recently fired journalist and former jazz musician, is contacted by his sister who believes she has discovered a daughter he never knew he had.

Jobless, Gavin returns to his hometown and begins searching for his unknown child and the supposed mother—his high school girlfriend.

[34] Her fifth novel, a mystery thriller titled The Glass Hotel, was shortlisted for the Giller Prize in 2020[35] and was recommended by Barack Obama when he released a list of his favourite books from 2020.

[7][9] In August 2019, NBCUniversal International Studios acquired the rights to The Glass Hotel for a television series adaptation, with producer Lark Productions.