Who am I?
Cat Connor:
Crime-writer. Story-engineer. Teacher of thrills. Based in the Wellington Region, New Zealand.

Cat Connor is a multi-published crime thriller author celebrated for her razor-sharp plots, richly layered characters, and relentless pacing—the kind that keeps readers teetering on the edge of their seats. She pens the widely loved Ellie Conway FBI crime thriller series (FBI-Byte Series) and the homegrown Veronica Tracey Spy/PI novels, where Kiwi landscapes double as crime scenes.

When she’s not offing characters with gleeful precision, Cat teaches crime writing through the Wellington Community Education Centre, bringing a wealth of real-world storytelling savvy straight to eager writers in terms 2 and 3 of the academic year.

Off the page and out of class, you’ll often find her plot-busting with a mug of black coffee and a cheeky tequila on the side—because caffeine alone doesn’t slice deep enough. She revels in travel and dark humour. Patrick the tuxedo cat, and Dallas the Birman, and a red-point Birman kitten called Johnny Cakes — are her spirited writing companions.

Diesel the mastador crossed the rainbow bridge on Nov 1st 2025 aged 10.6.
Rest easy big guy, we’ve got it from here.

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