I was born in Kent, England and then moved all over the South of Britain before spending five years in Brisbane, Australia. I'm now living back in Britain, in Derbyshire, where Jane Austen's Mr Darcy came from. I haven't met him yet, but I cling to the dream. I mainly write mysteries and crime but I sometimes dabble in other genres, to little effect.
Like many writers, I have always wanted to write stories. I can remember announcing this to my mother when I was eight years old. I seem to remember she wasn't overly impressed. Sigh.
I started reading adventure stories and mysteries for children when I was around 7 or 8, and graduated to Agatha Christie and Patricia Wentworth (my fave) when around 9 or 10. I have never looked back.
