I was born in Surrey, in the south of England, and read English at Oxford University.

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Upon graduating I joined ITN as a news producer.

I reported and produced regional and world stories, travelling to hotspots and war-zones all over the

globe, before leaving bullets behind to become

a full-time writer.

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Since then, I’ve written more than a dozen novels, numerous short stories, and two non-fiction books, which have been published internationally and translated into more than twenty languages.

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In recent years, I’ve moved away from writing women’s fiction and towards darker psychological thrillers,

which seem to suit my personality better - make

of that what you will.

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As well as writing fiction I continue to work as

a journalist, and also teach reporting for media and creative writing at a university in the North-Eastern US.

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I live in Vermont with my husband, and am visited intermittently by my three grown-up children whenever they need their laundry done.