Author Pepi Vilana and Núria Vilana was born on May 18, 1975, in Barcelona, Spain. When they were girls, Pepi and Núria enjoyed fantasy play and creating characters, and, when she was 6, she study flute. When she was eleven years old the two girls won her first prize in a literary contest. The following three years she continued winning awards in the same contest. In 2003, Pepi and Núria Vilana met her best friend and future husband while climbing mountains. The two girls published her first book, "Murder in Kathmandu" in 2014; the story focused on the murder of an alpinist and introduced readers to one of the future famous characters-American inspector James Coopersy.