Emily Koch is an award-winning journalist living in Bristol. She is a graduate of the Bath Spa Creative Writing programme.
I loved If I Die Before I Wake. I was completely gripped - a sign of a true story-teller. It's utterly compelling and has an ending that will rip the heart out of you. * Jo Spain, author of The Confession * If I Die Before I Wake is a captivating thriller by an exciting new voice. I read it in two days because I had to know who did it! Koch keeps you guessing until the very end. * Mary Lynn Bracht, author of White Chrysanthemum * The author conveys a real sense of the true horror of being locked inside a body that won't move with a brain that still works. And she persuades us to stay with the story to its strangely exhilarating conclusion. -- Christina Appleyard * Daily Mail * The author conveys a real sense of the true horror of being locked inside a body that won't move with a brain that still works. And she persuades us to stay with the story to its strangely exhilarating conclusion. -- Christina Appleyard * Daily Mail * This is a debut to be reckoned with. -- Barry Forshaw * Guardian *