Steve Cole is an internationally bestselling author who has written over 150 books and sold over 3 million copies. He has written Doctor Who fiction, succeeded Charlie Higson as the Young Bond author and worked with Ben Fogle on his Mr Dog series. His powerful middle-grade cli-fi novellas for Barrington Stoke include Drowning in My Bedroom, which won the 2024 Dudley Children’s Book Award: Short & Sweet Category.

"This story is about accessibility and its combination of simple language and sophisticated themes is pitched at secondary school pupils who need a confidence boost with their reading … if you’re looking for a smart conversation starter that tackles shortened concentration spans head on, this will do the trick." – The Times, Children's Book of the Week

Steve Cole is an internationally bestselling author who has written over 150 books and sold over 3 million copies. He has written Doctor Who fiction, succeeded Charlie Higson as the Young Bond author and worked with Ben Fogle on his Mr Dog series. His powerful middle-grade cli-fi novellas for Barrington Stoke include Drowning in My Bedroom, which won the 2024 Dudley Children’s Book Award: Short & Sweet Category.

"This story is about accessibility and its combination of simple language and sophisticated themes is pitched at secondary school pupils who need a confidence boost with their reading … if you’re looking for a smart conversation starter that tackles shortened concentration spans head on, this will do the trick." – The Times, Children's Book of the Week

Steve Cole is an internationally bestselling author who has written over 150 books and sold over 3 million copies. He has written Doctor Who fiction, succeeded Charlie Higson as the Young Bond author and worked with Ben Fogle on his Mr Dog series. His powerful middle-grade cli-fi novellas for Barrington Stoke include Drowning in My Bedroom, which won the 2024 Dudley Children’s Book Award: Short & Sweet Category.

"This story is about accessibility and its combination of simple language and sophisticated themes is pitched at secondary school pupils who need a confidence boost with their reading … if you’re looking for a smart conversation starter that tackles shortened concentration spans head on, this will do the trick." – The Times, Children's Book of the Week