Cath Staincliffe is an established novelist, radio playwright and creator of ITV's hit series, Blue Murder, starring Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis. Cath was shortlisted for the CWA best first novel award for her acclaimed Sal Kilkenny series and for the Dagger in the Library. Her latest stand-alone novels all focus on topical moral dilemmas. She is a founding member of Murder Squad, a group who promote crime fiction. http://www.cathstaincliffe.co.uk
Real people, real problems...Staincliffe writes brilliantly and compassionately about things that matter. Seriously good * Literary Review * Gritty, intelligent, humane and involving * The Big Issue * An intelligent and emotionally engaging moral workout * The Daily Telegraph * Has her finger on the pulse of her city and that rare ability to write about love, motherhood and friendship without sentimentality -- Val McDermid