Thierry Sagnier was born in France and came to the United States in his early teens. He has worked and written for The Washington Post and several other newspapers and magazines, produced videos and short films for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and was a columnist for Canada's Le Devoir. He was Senior Writer for the World Bank and traveled the world to write about that institution's projects in developing countries. His writings have been published both in the United States and abroad. He is the author of six other books in addition to the Colin Marsh mysteries. His plays have been produced both in the Washington, D.C. area and by Tada Theater in New York, as well as featured by the East End Fringe Festival. He is currently working on sequels to L'Amérique, and Montparnasse. His novel, Dope, featuring many of the same Thirst characters, will be published by Fourth Lloyd Productions in 2020.