Victoria Parker is a British writer and former magazine features editor. Raised in Sheffield, she studied linguistics at the University of Edinburgh before spending a decade commissioning true-crime and culture features for a London weekly. Her short fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Mslexia, and she was runner-up for the 2019 CWA Debut Dagger. Known for atmospheric, puzzle-laced suspense and meticulous research into stage magic, codes, and memory science, Parker lives in Brighton with her partner and an elderly whippet. She teaches evening workshops on narrative structure and volunteers with a coastal search-and-rescue charity.
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