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I'm an art historian who is currently writing spooky adventure novels for children alongside cosy crime for adults. My favourite genres/tropes include classic ghost stories, unreliable narrators and twisty thrillers. (Art finds a way of creeping into all my stories). My current works-in-progress include a collection of unearthly short stories and a twisty thriller with a bit of family drama and romance thrown in for good measure. Watch this space for updates. Click here to learn more about me.
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Children's Books
Non-fiction
 Gossamer House (paperback)Children 8+ |  The Ghosts of Hawkthorn (paperback)Children 8+ |
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 Vincent Van Gogh - Masterpieces of Art (hardback)Vincent Van Gogh - Masterpieces of Art (hardback) |  Foreword by meMonet (The World's Greatest Art) |
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Gossamer House
Cover and illustration by Soni Speight
Gossamer House is heaving with ghosts, but that's not all its hiding.
Leslie Sanstrom gets a creepy vibe when she arrives at Gossamer House for the Castillo d’art summer program. The spiky roof gables, looming clock tower and deathly-grey exterior make her spine tingle.
The strangeness doesn’t end there. She finds a hidden room full of famous paintings, missing since WWII, and overhears the camp manager plotting to steal the entire collection.
When she teams up with fellow camper Nick and resident ghosts to thwart the devious heist, things take a dangerous turn. Leslie discovers Gossamer’s secrets are more sinister than she had ever imagined.
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The Ghosts of Hawkthorn
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What if you didn't know you were a ghost?
Twelve-year-old, eco-activist turned detective, Ava Frylander doesn't remember falling over the cliffs into the raging waterfall at Laureleaf Park. All she knows is Tony is dead and it wasn't an accident.
She braves Hawkthorn's grungy underground tunnels - where, according to local legend, souls of the recently departed roam - hoping to conjure her best friend's ghost and identify his killer.
When she's chased off by a groaning black shadow, Ava manages to escape but she's not the only one who emerges from the tunnels.
Cover design & illustration by T. Berredo
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