I just realised that the last blog post I wrote was on the 6th May when Her Last Holiday had… Read more Reasons to be cheerful

I’ve deleted all the items on my electronic ‘to do’ list but I can tell you I spent a lot… Read more Twelve books in and publication nerves (again)

Back in February 2020 I went to see the hardback of Strangers being printed. It was my tenth published book,… Read more How are hardback books printed? (aka I was so excited as I watched my book being printed that I lost the power of speech!)

One of the questions I’m frequently asked is how much research I do before I write my novels. My answer,… Read more A behind the scenes peek into my research process for Her Last Holiday

I’m thrilled to share the new cover for The Island, my young adult thriller – published on 21st January 2021.… Read more The Island just got darker!

I’m currently part way through the line edits for my eighth psychological thriller (Her Last Holiday) and, naturally, I am… Read more Popular plot tropes in psychological thrillers and suspense

I wrote an article for The Bookseller about my experience of writing and promoting my books over lockdown. You can… Read more Lockdown, writing and cotton wool brain

Well, there’s a title I never thought I’d write. If I’m honest I do still feel a bit like I’m… Read more The bookshops are shut and I have a book out…

This year marks ten years since my first book was published and it’s been five years since my first crime… Read more It took ten years…

I’ve got a lot of news to share so thought it was time for a blog post. Since I last… Read more TV news, festivals (real and virtual) and Sleep for 99p