I’m a bestselling author having had the privilege of writing books in the historical fiction and thriller categories. My Bastille Spy series was shortlisted for a HWA Gold Crown award, and my modern thriller, Black Widows, has enjoyed critical acclaim in The New York Times and The Daily Mail to name a few. I love to write a murder mystery with a difference, and always bring a large body of research to my books.
I first read this incredible blend of page-turning thriller and dystopian vision when I was seventeen, and again several times since. What I find particularly moving, is Margaret Atwood fictionalized real-life scenarios from societies that changed virtually overnight to impose brutal restrictions on women. It’s a story that is in many ways, all too real, and it changed my way of understanding places in the world with strict regimes.
** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER ** **A BBC BETWEEN COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ**
Go back to where it all began with the dystopian novel behind the award-winning TV series.
'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' Guardian
I believe in the resistance as I believe there can be no light without shadow; or rather, no shadow unless there is also light.
Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford -…
This is an incredible and inspiring work of fantasy, taking readers to a completely new world. The religion and rituals of the society, the depth of detail – it’s phenomenal and compelling. To me, it’s a great insight into how human beings can be restricted by society, but can also break free.
Before The Matrix, before Star Wars, before Ender's Game and Neuromancer, there was Dune: winner of the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards, and widely considered one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written.
Melange, or 'spice', is the most valuable - and rarest - element in the universe; a drug that does everything from increasing a person's lifespan to making interstellar travel possible. And it can only be found on a single planet: the inhospitable desert world of Arrakis.
Whoever controls Arrakis controls the spice. And whoever controls the spice controls the universe.
Homeless following the death of his adoptive parents in a car crash and the subsequent loss of their farm tenancy, Seb decides to enrol as a residential student at the Asklepios Foundation, a College of Natural Medicine, boasting a sanctuary modelled on an ancient Greek healing temple. Spending a night…
For a book I simply couldn’t put down, this was the winner. The author wakes in a world where she has no memory beyond the next 24 hours and must painstakingly piece together who she can trust and how she got where she was right before it’s all wiped again. Following this thrilling journey made me question the power of memory, perception, and reality all at once.
Another thrilling book where reality is put on hold, when a young woman wakes up next to a corpse, with no recollection of how she got there. I was riveted as the truth was unpicked and facts and possibilities converged. The final ending is a masterclass in a suspenseful twist and you never see it coming.
A HUSBAND. A LIAR. A KILLER . . . The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller
'Utterly gripping and unpredictable' 5***** Reader Review 'Suspenseful and compulsive with twists galore' 5***** Reader Review 'You won't be able to put it down' 5***** Reader Review 'Absolutely brilliant' Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Couple at No 9 _______
Louise wakes up. Her head aches, her mouth is dry, her memory's fuzzy. But she knows she's done something bad.
She rolls over towards her husband, Niall.
But it's not Niall lying beside her. In fact, she's never seen this man before.
Winter Journeys is a story of music, memory, and imagination.
At summer’s end, Ilona Miller loses her job. Instead of adjusting her attitude and sending out resumes, she retreats into grief and paranoid imaginings by day and wanders the streets at night. A long-dormant alter ego awakes and prompts a…
Who is real and who isn’t? A seemingly provincial body of amateur dramatists are seen only by their email exchanges. An innocent person has been charged with murder, and these correspondences hold the key to their release. And someone isn’t who they say they are. A great book and timely reminder of the power of the written word to obfuscate and mislead.
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“[W]itty, original…a delight.” —The New York Times
Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Lisa Jewell, this international bestseller and “dazzlingly clever” (The Sunday Times, London) murder mystery follows a community rallying around a sick child—but when escalating lies lead to a dead body, everyone is a suspect.
The Fairway Players, a local theatre group, is in the midst of rehearsals when tragedy strikes the family of director Martin Hayward and his wife Helen, the play’s star. Their young granddaughter has been diagnosed with a rare form of…
Blake Nelson had three perfect wives. Until one of them killed him. Blake's dead. His wife killed him. The question is...which one?
Rachel, Emily, and Tina have nothing in common - except that they share a husband and a homestead. When their beloved Blake is found dead under the desert sun, the questions pile up. But none of the widows know who would want to kill a good man like their husband. At least, that's what they'll tell the police...
After a reclusive childhood within the dank walls of Haggard House, Adam Bolton, at the age of eleven, is finally allowed to attend the village school, providing he obeys his mother, Sarai's, injunction. Against all outward influence, he must: “Keep to the straight and…
Paper Dolls is the memoir of a girl who becomes a young woman in a passionate search for an enduring friendship. Deprived of her older sister, Tess Vanderveer, by the neediness of an Irish ghetto girl, Dove Delaney, Gwen also loses the friendship of Millie Dietz, the beautiful daughter of…
