Writing companions. Not distracting at all…

The winner of the most hilarious and rude Amazon review ever is still this one…

#themagpies #psychologicalthriller #amazonreview

Everyone else is posting their 2016 highlights so I can’t resist joining in.

I miss my hair. I also miss Rebel and my ginger cat, Billie. But it was a great year. Follow You Home was still shifting huge numbers and The Devil’s Work, which was the hardest book I’ve ever written, came out and did pretty well. We moved house and I wrote The Lucky Ones, the title of which reflects how I felt - and still feel.

Thank you if you were reading my books ten years ago and are still with me!

The paperback of The Wasp Trap is out on January 29th in the UK and I have two signed copies to give away!

It’s been described as ‘The Traitors with shotguns’, in which six dinner party guests are forced to play a deadly game that ties back to a test they created to trap a psychopath. Everyone in the room has a secret…and I promise you won’t guess what they are. It’s available to pre-order now wherever you buy your books.

To enter, all you need to do is like this post and comment.

For an extra entry, share it as a story, and for another entry tag a friend who loves psychological thrillers, and they’ll be entered too. The winner also needs to be following me.

The two lucky ones will be drawn at random. Closes Friday 23rd Jan. UK only.

Good luck!

Exciting announcement and competition! Are you in a book club? I’ve put together a special Reading Group Guide to The Wasp Trap - and you could win a Zoom call with me plus signed book plates for your whole club.

The guide not only contains discussion topics and questions about The Wasp Trap, but everything you need to make your meet-up special: 1999 playlists, a dinner and drinks menu AND a special ‘Which character are you?’ quiz so you can find out if you’re the psychopath! The guide also works for anyone who’s not in a book club and who just wants to take the quiz and see which music I chose for the playlists! 1999 was a very good year…

To get your guide, simply follow the link in my bio and stories. To enter the giveaway, simply reply to the welcome email telling me where your book club is located and letting me know that you’d like to enter.

Note: If you’re already signed up to my newsletter the guide will be emailed to you very soon along with details of the giveaway.

To run through that again:

1. Follow the link in my bio and stories to get your reading group guide, which you can enjoy whether or not you’re in a book club.
2. To enter the giveaway and win a Zoom with me plus signed book plates just reply to the welcome email with details of your book group.
3. If you’re already signed up my newsletter you don’t need to do anything. I’ll be in touch very soon.

The Wasp Trap is available now in hardcover, ebook and audiobook in the US, UK and Canada. The UK paperback comes out Jan 29, and the ebook is available as part of your Kindle Unlimited membership if you’re in America.

I’m almost ready to start the next book… but here are all the important things I need to do first. It’s not procrastination - it’s an important ritual!

Dottie contemplating world domination in 2026

Chilly walk with Sherlock on the final weekend before I go back to work and start plotting book 26 or 27… I’ve completely lost track but I know the theme and the hook. The first draft will be done in approximately 180 dog walks from now…