Lesley Thomson grew up in west London. Her first novel, A Kind of Vanishing, won the People's Book Prize in 2010. Her second novel, The Detective's Daughter, was a #1 bestseller and sold over 500,000 copies.
If you think How Clean is Your House? would be improved by the addition of a dead body or two, Lesley Thomson's series is for you... In the best traditions of the classic whodunnit, this is Midsomer Murders for grown-ups' * Sunday Express * 'A well told story, craftily plotted and with likeable characters, with interesting personal stories. Very appealing' * Nudge Book * 'Page turning stuff' -- Viva Lewes Stella Darnell is [...] one of the most original characters in British crime fiction... Thomson's plots are original and she draws her characters with genuine affection' * Sunday Times * 'Absolutely brilliant. I love the Detective's Daughter books' -- Janey Godley 'Stella Darnell is without doubt one of the most orginial characters in British crime fiction' * Crime Review *