Praise for The Ruined "[A] haunting love letter to New Orleans...thoroughly embraces the rich history, occult lore and complex issues of race, ethnicity, class and culture." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "Fast-paced....[an]atmospheric page-turner." - Booklist "Entertaining and unique...straddles the line between ghost story and realistic fiction so well." - VOYA

Paula Morris is a fiction writer of English and Ngati Wai descent, who currently lives in the USA. She is well known as an adult author in New Zealand and is a regular contributor to the NZ Listener, as well as various other newspapers and publications.