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About The Author

I was born and grew up in North London, England, and engaged in various occupations, including dental nurse, laboratory assistant and shop assistant, before I married aged twenty and travelled the world following my husband’s career. I spent much time reading, a passion since childhood, and toyed with writing.

Eventually settled in the UK I took evening classes and gained ‘A’ levels in Psychology, Sociology and English before becoming a mature student and gaining Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English and Literature before training and working as a teacher. In 2016 we moved to the peace of rural Lincolnshire, and my sporadic writing activities became more permanent.

To date I’ve published fifteen books, beginning in May 2020 with ‘Fairytales Don’t Come True,’ my debut novel. Since then I’ve written and published four books of poetry: ‘October Poems,’ ‘Thanksgiving Poems & Prose Pieces,’ ‘Poet-Pourri’ and ‘Social Climbing and Other Poems.’ In January 2021 I published a sequel to ‘Fairytales’ entitled ‘Degenerate, Regenerate,’ and at the end of March 2021 I published a psychological suspense story, ‘You Know What You Did,’ and in June 2021 ‘All That We Are Heir To,’ the third book in the ‘Criminal Conversation; series.

In November 2022 I published a sequel to ‘You Know What You Did,’ entitled ‘What Else Did You Do?’. The work didn’t stop, as alongside this sequel I was writing a fourth book for the ‘Criminal Conversation’ series. Entitled ‘Innocent, Guilty,’ it was published in January 2023, and a fifth book, ‘The Future of Our House’ came out in June 2023. The sixth and final book, ‘Uphill, Downhill, Over, Out’ came out in August 2023. January 2025 saw a standalone novel about an arranged marriage, ‘An Honourable Institution’ and September of that year saw another psychological suspense, ‘The Guilty Party’.

Most recently, in February 2026 I published a Whodunnit, ‘Fatal.’ I’ve nothing ongoing at present, but watch this space.

In late 2021 I undertook some editorial training and freelance work as a sub-editor. I terminated that work in late 2022, but have my hands full with writing my own books and reviewing those of others. In November 2023 I built my own website, with my own books, blog posts, my reviews of other authors’ books and interviews with some of those authors. You can find me on Facebook for the link.

And of course there’s reading, something which I have loved since I was a child. I became a convert to eBooks and subscribed to the Kindle Unlimited programme, because although I love physical books, my bookcases are groaning under the weight and I don’t have room for any more. I review everything I read, since I became an author myself and realise the value of these in getting our work in front of as many eyes as possible; but it does mean that I have a large virtual To Be Read pile.

For other leisure activities I walk—or use a stepper at home, when the weather’s bad—play the recorder (badly), and listen to music of all types. I like a good meal with wine, whether out or at home, and spend most evenings binge-watching one series or another.

Life is busy and certainly not boring.

Summary

A man’s character is his fate

Widowed Lou’s had a difficult life, caring for a disabled husband.

Divorced Monica’s having a hard time raising two children alone. Single parent Stella knows the feeling.

Emmy’s bothered by the absence of her father, while Paul’s bothered by his presence. Jude just wishes he was an orphan.

Alan’s a widower, as is Stuart. How to fill the gaps in their lives?

Reg made a fresh start and found someone new. Laurel wants to do the same.

All have their individual problems while sharing one in common.

Ken Brady.

But not for much longer.

My Thoughts On Fatal By Laura Lyndhurst

I read about Laura Lyndhurst and her writing on another blog and as you guys know, I love a good whodunit. So, I decided to give Fatal a read. That’s what I love about WordPress, we try to support one another and discover some great writers along the way.

I liked the cover of the book, it drew me in. The book itself was also quite interesting and well executed. It was well written with no issues that I noticed which made for an easy read. I finished it in a couple of days despite being very busy. The plot was something that had me going back to the book every time I had a minute to read.

If you’ve read my novel, you know I enjoy morally grey characters and I do quite like dislikable characters as well. Ken was certainly a dislikable character. It’s not easy for a writer to create a character that is awful but still interesting enough to keep the readers attention, it takes genuine talent on the writers part.

I don’t want to ruin the book or plot for anyone so I won’t give away too many details but I will say I enjoyed the ending very much. You know the book was a success when you’re left shocked to find out the details of what really went down.

What Stood Out To Me

The characters were what stood out to me most in the book. I could tell that Laura Lyndhurst must have studied psychology and sociology to an extent even before reading her biography because of the characters. They felt like actual people, they felt lived in with a past, present, and future. They all had their own distinct voice and mannerisms. It made the book even more enjoyable because I always think that you can have an incredible plot but if the characters fall flat it’s no longer fun to read.

Overall

Overall, I very much enjoyed Fatal by Laura Lyndhurst. If you’re looking for a mystery/thriller to read especially with autumn (aka spooky season) soon approaching, do consider this one. It is on the darker side though, so keep that in mind.

If you are interested in reading Fatal by Laura Lyndhurst, you can find it on Amazon. Check out Laura Lyndhurst’s blog here.

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My first novel, Perfect, is now available on Amazon. If you would like to read it, please click here.

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