UK Crime Book Club Interview
I was so thrilled to be interviewed by the lovely Karen Huxtable of UK Crime Book Club on Facebook. We had a great chat about my new thriller, Under Her Roof, along with books I’ve recently enjoyed and what I’m working on at the moment. Watch the full interview below.
Bloody Scotland Crime Fiction Festival
Beyond thrilled and hugely excited to be on the ‘Everyday Extraordinary’ panel at international crime fiction festival BLOODY SCOTLAND this September!
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
Thrilled that I’ll be appearing on the Psycho Thrillers panel at Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in July with these four incredible authors. It’s an honour and a dream come true for me to be appearing at the world’s biggest crime fiction celebration.
Featured in the Surrey Advertiser
Thank you to the Surrey Advertiser for this lovely piece. Unbelievably excited to be chatting about Under Her Roof and all things psychological thrillers at Harrogate alongside four of the most incredible thriller writers
Joffe Books Prize 2024
I’m so thrilled to be a Judge on this hugely prestigious prize to help discover the next bestselling crime fiction writer of colour! We know how much talent is out there and are excited to read the submissions, so get submitting now!
The Bookseller Crime & Thriller June 2024 Previews
Super excited to see Under Her Roof featured in the Crime & Thriller June 24 Previews section of The Bookseller, amongst some very prestigious company!
Bloody Scotland April 2024 Newsletter
Delighted to have written a piece for Bloody Scotland’s April 2024 Newsletter.
Frost Magazine
Delighted with this fabulous early review of Under Her Roof by Catherine Balavage in Frost Magazine. Thanks also to Catherine for interviewing me.
Portsmouth Authors Book Fair
Having been born and brought up in Portsmouth I was delighted to go back to my home town for their author fair. It was great to meet local residents and sign copies of my psychological thrillers. And have my family come along and support!
Kingston Library Talk
Had a lovely evening chatting about psychological thrillers and the writing process at Kingston Library.
Goldfinch Books
A fantastic evening at Goldfinch Books chatting about psychological thrillers with the wonderful Louise Morrish. Huge thanks to everyone for the warm welcome and for the stunning display of our books.
Harrogate Launch Party
Wonderful evening celebrating the launch of Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. Lovely to see so many familiar faces, and meet new ones.
Christmas event at Epsom Library with Jacqueline Sutherland
Our last event of 2023 was sold out thanks to all the lovely readers who came along. Huge thanks to the wonderful library staff for the warm welcome!
Capital Crime 2023
I had a great time at Capital Crime 2023, such a fun and joyful atmosphere and so many brilliant and varied panels. Loved being on the ‘Under the Skin Thrillers’ panel with Erin Young, Erin Bjorg, Amanda Jennings and Doug Johnston. Was great to sign some books and catch up with so many wonderful authors, bloggers and crime fiction fans alike.
Woking Library event – September 15th
A brilliant evening at Woking library with my fabulous thriller writer partner in crime Jacqueline Sutherland discussing our books and the writing process. Thanks to everyone who came along, to the library staff for the warm welcome and asking such great questions, and to Woking Waterstones for supplying copies of our books which we were delighted to sign.
Reading Library event – September 23rd
Spent a lovely Saturday afternoon with Jacqueline Sutherland at Reading Library discussing our books and the writing process. Huge thanks to Sarah Hernik and the library staff for organising and the warm welcome, so lovely to meet new readers. A special thanks to Alex Forbes of Four Bears Books for supplying our books which we were delighted to sign.
Theakstons Crime Festival in Harrogate!
Absolutely brilliant weekend at my first Harrogate! Was honoured to host an author dinner on the Friday and had a great time meeting up with old friends and making new ones. A brilliant weekend all round!
Guildford Library Event
Had a lovely time at Guildford Library with fellow psychological thriller author Jacqueline Sutherland discussing our latest books and the crime writing process. Was a pleasure to sign books too!
Noir At The Bar!
Had a great time joining a brilliant bunch of crime authors for Noir at The Bar in aid of National Crime Reading Month. Fantastic readings by all representing a truly diverse range of crime fiction, plus I was delighted to be able to read from my latest thriller The Final Party.
Crime Central, Manchester
Had the BEST time being a guest on Crime Central at Manchester Central Library on 27th April. Huge thanks to Rob Parker for having me and being such a brilliant host, to David Beckler and Ann Bloxwich for being such lovely co-panellists and to the audience for helping to make the evening so special.
The Dark Side of Brighton February 2023
Had a blast at crime fiction festival The Dark Side of Brighton. Loved being on panel discussing psychological thrillers with Gytha Lodge, Jess Kitchin and Abigail Osborne chaired by festival host Donna Morfett, watched so many brilliant crime authors discussing their genre, while it was great to meet and chat to various author friends, readers and bloggers.
Newcastle Noir 2022
Had a fantastic weekend at Newcastle Noir 2022. Loved being on a panel with the brilliant Harriet Tyce and Chris Brookmyre, met some fantastic authors and crime fiction fans and watched some hugely insightful and entertaining panels.
Capital Crime 2022
Absolutely loved being on a panel with Tariq Ashkanani, B.P. Walter and Phoebe Morgan at Capital Crime 2022. Conversation flowed and we could have chatted for hours about thriller writing and the road to publication. Huge thanks to Craig Sisterson for being such a brilliant moderator and to all who came along.
The Loyal Friend Book Launch
Had a wonderful book launch for The Loyal Friend at Cobham Book Shop. Was lovely to be able to support my local book store. Huge thanks to Canelo/Hera Managing Director Iain Millar for attending and giving a lovely speech and to the wonderful Caroline Raeburn for hosting and asking me such brilliant questions about my new release. Massive thanks to my agents Annette Crossland and Kirstie Long of A for Authors Agency and to everyone who attended, including friends and family. It was lovely to be able to meet readers and sign copies of The Loyal Friend and thank you to Cobham Book Shop for putting on such a fabulous display of my books.
Featured in Surrey Life Magazine
Thrilled to bits with this fabulous spread in Surrey Life magazine. Huge thanks to Surrey Life Magazine for featuring me in their July issue!
I've signed a three-book deal with Hera Books!
Absolutely delighted to announce that I’ve signed a new three-book deal with the fabulous Hera Books, the first to be published next year!
Huge thanks to my wonderful agent, Annette Crossland for securing the deal, to my editor Keshini Naidoo and Hera/Canelo managing director Iain Millar for their support and faith in me and to Sabine Edwards and Kirstie Long for their continued guidance, support and encouragement.
Book deal secured!
EXCITING NEWS!! Absolutely delighted to announce that I’ve signed a two-book deal with Hera Books !
Huge thanks to my wonderful agent Annette Crossland for securing the deal. And to Sabine Edwards of Pendleton Events and Kirstie Long for all their encouragement and support.
I am over-the-moon to be working with Keshini Naidoo and Lindsey Mooney, and can’t wait for the first book’s release later this year!
Was absolutely delighted with this FABULOUS review of She's Mine in The Daily Times!
Over-the-moon to have this wonderful spread! 💙💙
Huge thanks to Awais Khan and The Daily Times for this amazing piece 🙏
