Helen FitzGerald is the bestselling author of thirteen adult and young-adult thrillers, including Ash Mountain (2021) and The Cry (2013), which was longlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award and is now a major BBC/ABC drama. Helen worked in a Halfway House in Edinburgh herself and as a criminal justice social worker for over fifteen years. She grew up in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia. She now lives in Glasgow with her husband.
'Halfway House is a genius combination of horror, humour and humanity. Helen Fitzgerald is an immense talent whose portrayal of family dynamics is powerful and frighteningly familiar.' Ber Carroll