I started writing during lockdown with the aim of creating some imaginary friends to talk to, who could get out and about a bit more than I could.
I thoroughly enjoyed my time at university, so much so, I stayed on to do a doctorate in Chemistry. On graduating, so as not to leave the academic bubble for a while longer, I discovered the dark side of a research… research administration (as interesting as research but with a lot more cake). I worked at a number of seats of higher education helping academics to apply for research funding.
With Murder in Her First Degree, the first book in the Red Brick Mystery series I combine my love of all things academic with another of my passions – murder mystery novels from the golden age of crime writing.
I currently live in the West Midlands with my husband and two small children. When I am not writing, watching children’s television or visiting parks, I enjoy walks in the countryside, reading, flower-arranging and crocheting.
