About me
I caught the travel bug after an early childhood spent abroad (Angola, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Belgium and Italy) and have worked as cabin crew for a major airline. In 2006, my husband and I put down roots in Hampshire and four years ago, I gave up flying to raise our three sons and concentrate on my writing. Now that they are a little older, I've begun travelling again (as and when it's possible) and enjoy exploring places through their fresh eyes.
The Perfect Girlfriend was my first novel, released March 2018. It is a psychological thriller about a sociopathic flight attendant, Juliette Price. The book is rooted in my work experience, but not autobiographical! I realised early on in my flying career, that the moment I changed out of uniform, I became anonymous. It made me think about the identities behind uniforms and work personas and became an idea that would later help create my protagonist.
The Last Wife is my second novel. It is mainly set in the New Forest (an area I love and where I spend a lot of time) and was published in 2020. Marie Langham takes over over her dead friend's life, only to discover that she didn't know her friend, Nina, as well as she thought. Nina's secret past now threatens Marie. Many things sparked the themes for this book including my interest in psychotherapy, and another, my fascination with how well we can ever truly know someone.
The Ex-Husband is my third thriller which is about a former con-artist who finds the roles are reversed when a former victim seeks revenge. This was the book I wrote during lockdown. It’s set on a superyacht in the Caribbean, and it was amazing to be able to escape to sunnier shores!
I’m currently working on my fourth thriller which is also set in an exotic location. Published in Jan 23.