‘C. L. Taylor’s writing is like a lid being screwed down. Tighter and tighter it gets, and you know at some point the drama will just explode.’ Jeremy Vine
C.L. Taylor is the nine times Sunday Times bestselling author of eleven gripping stand-alone psychological thrillers: THE ACCIDENT, THE LIE, THE MISSING, THE ESCAPE, THE FEAR, SLEEP, STRANGERS, HER LAST HOLIDAY, THE GUILTY COUPLE, EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE and her newest book, IT’S ALWAYS THE HUSBAND, published on 5th June 2025.
She’s the recipient of four Nielsen Silver Bestseller Awards and her books have sold over two million copies in the UK alone. They have also hit the number one spots on Amazon Kindle, Audible, Kobo, iBooks and Google Play. They have been translated into over 30 languages, been selected three times for the Richard and Judy Book Club (SLEEP, THE GUILTY COUPLE, EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE) and optioned for television.
THE ESCAPE won the Dead Good Books ‘Hidden Depths’ award for the Most Unreliable Narrator and SLEEP won a Capital Crime Readers’ Award. In 2021 CL Taylor was shortlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library award.
She has also written two Young Adult thrillers, THE TREATMENT and THE ISLAND. The Island won the Portsmouth Book Award (Longer Novel) 2022 and the Warwickshire Year 9 Book Awards 2021.
In June 2024 C.L. Taylor was awarded an honorary doctorate – Doctor of Letters – by Northumbria University, her alma mater, in recognition of her literary career.
New for 2025
IT’S ALWAYS THE HUSBAND
One dead wife is tragic. Two looks like murder…
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Available now – TELL THEM NO LIES
Writing under her full name Cally Taylor, Tell Them No Lies is a collection of gripping, humorous, disturbing and devious crime short stories, available to buy on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com, Amazon.au, Amazon.de and on other international Amazon sites.
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About C.L. Taylor
Cally Taylor was born in Worcester and spent her early years living in various army camps in the UK and Germany. She studied Psychology at the University of Northumbria and went on forge a career in instructional design and e-Learning before leaving to write full time in 2014.
She started writing short stories in 2005 and was published widely in literary and women’s magazines. She also won several short story competitions. In 2009 and 2011 her romantic comedy novels (as Cally Taylor) were published by Orion and translated into fourteen languages. HEAVEN CAN WAIT was a bestseller in Hungary and China and HOME FOR CHRISTMAS was made into a feature film by JumpStart Productions. Whilst on maternity leave with her son Cally had an idea for a psychological thriller and turned to crime.
She lives in Bristol with her partner and young son.
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How can I get a hard back copy of your book in the U.S.
Hello Gail! My books aren’t printed in hardback in the US unfortunately but most are available on Amazon in paperback.
My newest book, It’s Always the Husband isn’t out in the US yet but you could order a copy from Bert’s Books who will ship to the States.
https://bertsbooks.co.uk/product/its-always-the-husband/
All the best,
Cally
Thoroughly enjoyed ‘It’s always the husband’ – really addictive, great twists and love how all storylines were closed off …. but with intrigue left to seek out the next book!
Hi Michelle, that’s lovely to hear! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! The book closest in style to that one is probably The Guilty Couple but I hope you enjoy whatever you choose next. Cally