Meg Lelvis grew up in northern Minnesota and taught English and psychology in Houston and Dallas. Her fiction and poetry have won awards from Houston Writers Guild and Houston Writers House. Her first novel, Bailey's Law, won the 2017 Maxy Award for best mystery. Her short story featuring Bailey's Law character, Jack Bailey, was published in Houston Writers Guild mystery anthology, Waves of Suspense. Meg's second Bailey novel, Blind Eye, was released in April, 2018. It won Maxy Award's runner-up for best mystery in 2018.

Her third novel, A Letter from Munich, was released in April, 2020. Thisl also features previous protagonist, Jack Bailey. Book four, Back of the Yard, is due for release in June, 2021.