Alexandra Adornetto is an Australian actress and writer. Her first novel The Shadow Thief was picked from the Harper Collins slush pile when she was thirteen. Since then, she has published eight books and her U.S debut, Halo, appeared on the New York Times best-seller list a week after publication. The books have since been translated into twenty-five languages.Alexandra lived in Los Angeles where she studied acting with a focus on Meisner Technique. She currently resides in Melbourne and continues to act in film and television, write fiction, and develop her own passion projects.