I was born and brought up in Ayrshire, Scotland. A former civil servant then teacher of history, I have written non-fiction books and commissioned memoirs. Quite a few years ago, I read an article that begged the question ‘what did you want to do when you were eight years old?’ and my instinctive response was ‘write stories’. Maybe because crime and thrillers are my favourite genre, I was drawn to write a murder mystery.  ‘Mr Murdoch is Dead’ is my first novel, set in my beautiful home county and introduces DI Kim Berry. I am presently writing DI Berry’s next case.

 

After university, I spent twelve years living and working in various locations in England before returning to Scotland, to live in Edinburgh. When I'm not writing, I can be found walking our dog, reading, attempting to declutter, and enjoying the company of family and friends.