In all the excitement of the last ten days I completely forgot to update my blog to celebrate the fact… Read more I forgot to mention I have a book out!

It feels strange to think back to early 2020 and how I assumed that everything would be back to normal… Read more 2021 – What a year!

Two years since I last took part in a live, in person, crime event – I can’t quite believe it.… Read more My first crime event in TWO YEARS!

That was the question I typed into Google a week ago after a close contact tested positive for Covid and… Read more What is Covid infection like after you’ve had two vaccines?

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