Hello! Clever Little Thing, coming 14 January 2025, is my first psychological thriller. I’ve written for various publications, including the Guardian and the Times, and the steadiest job I ever had was writing an etiquette advice column, often about my own faux pas. I lived in northern California for many years, and am now back in my native UK with my American husband and two children. I teach fiction writing for Oxford University’s Department of Continuing Education.