Belinda Bauer grew up in England and South Africa and now lives in Wales. She worked as a journalist and a screenwriter before finally writing a book to appease her nagging mother. For her debut, Blacklands, Belinda was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year. She went on to win the CWA Dagger in the Library for her body of work. Her fourth novel, Rubbernecker, was voted Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Her eighth novel, Snap, was a Sunday Times bestseller. It was longlisted for the Man Booker prize and voted Crime & Thriller Book of the Year at the Specsavers National Book Awards. Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages.

"She's a thriller queen... hailed as the woman most likely to lead the fightback against the Scandinavian crime-wave... It's an extraordinary piece of writing... one of the most gripping whodunnits you'll read in 2011" Sunday Times (Culture) "Bauer has shifted the boundaries of what makes a truly gripping, terrifying thriller" Daily Mirror "Bauer takes astonishing risks but - like a brilliant ski-jumper - arcs down to the perfect landing" Independent "She can do tragic brilliantly and she can do grim, but every now and then humour breaks into the tale - and she does that almost best of all" Guardian "Belinda Bauer is the most disturbing new talent around" -- VAL MCDERMID