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Meet Polly Stevens — The PI Who Must Investigate Herself

Some crime fiction heroes are fearless. Polly Stevens is something far more compelling: she is a woman who is terrified of what she might find about her past, and goes looking anyway.

Book One *Unknown Caller* of my Orphan Project Trilogy introduces Polly, a twenty-six-year-old private investigator living alone in her late parents' bungalow. She is methodical, precise, and quietly brilliant. She cuts her own fringe with dressmaking...

Join My ARC Reader Team — Get My Book Before Anyone Else

If you love reading new releases before they hit the shelves, this one's for you.

I'm looking for ARC readers — also known as Advance Review Copy readers for my upcoming release, and I'd love for you to be part of my inner circle.

I have a Reader Club Facebook group if you'd like to join us, talking about all things books and behind the scenes publishing and writing.

What Is an ARC Reader?

An ARC reader receives a finished, fully edited...

Will You Be My Next Beta Reader?

Beta readers are one of the most valuable, and often unsung, parts of the publishing process.

I'm looking for a few brilliant ones right now.

So, what exactly is a beta reader? A beta reader is an avid, engaged reader who dives into an author's raw manuscript before it reaches a professional editor.

Your job isn't to hunt for typos or grammatical slips, because that's what copy editors are for. Instead, you're focusing on the bones of the story: the plot, the...

This Is another reason.. Why I Write

One of my absolute favourite things about being a crime fiction author? Giving back to the readers who make it all worthwhile.

If you've been following me for a while, you'll know I regularly gift ebooks to book clubs around the world, and in return, I get something even better: a front-row seat to watching readers react to my stories in real time.

Here's how it works.

Once a club finishes reading, we jump on Zoom together. I introduce myself, we swap...