Ausma Zehanat Khan was born in Leicester, England. She currently lives in Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. with her husband but is a Canadian citizen. She practiced immigration law in Toronto and has taught international human rights law at Northwestern University, as well as human rights and business law at York University. She also writes fantasy novels. She is the creator of 'Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty', an inspector and a sergeant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Visit also this site.