One of Silicon Valley’s first cyber-lawyers, Elizabeth Wilkerson now writes Afrofuturist thrillers with a touch of tech.

Tokyo Firewall

She’s a stranger in a strange land, an African-American woman in Japan, and a xenophobic sexual predator is trying to kill her. She’d go to the police for help except for one small problem: the warrant out for her arrest.

Midnight Hour

A chilling anthology of crime fiction from 20 acclaimed authors of color. Liz's story “Change of Plans” features a journal-obsessed expat who gets more than she bargained for when she tries to create the perfect planner for the upcoming year.

About Liz

Elizabeth Wilkerson headshotElizabeth Wilkerson was one of Silicon Valley’s first cyber-lawyers and now writes Afrofuturist thrillers about women caught in the cross-hairs of law, morality, and self-preservation.

Her latest novel, Tokyo Firewall, follows lawyer Alison Crane as she attempts to thwart an anonymous cyberstalker who’s hell-bent on destroying her life.

Elizabeth lived in Japan where she practiced securities law, studied butoh dance, and founded a company to present African-American culture to Japanese audiences. She also learned how to make perfect miso soup. In addition to novels, she writes a quarterly column for Kings River Life. A native of Cleveland, she graduated from Harvard and holds JD and MBA degrees from Stanford.