4 friends reunite after 20 years for their hometown music festival. But with its dark roots and the even darker feelings that have been simmering for two decades, will they all make it out alive? Anyone remember the brilliant mini festivals of the South West in the 1990s? I won’t have seen you there but…
Category: Books
The Mothers – cover reveal!
I’m excited to announce that my new psychological thriller is out in January. ‘Gripping, tense, taut and brilliant. You’ll be begging your friends to read it so you can discuss it over and over again.’ – Grazia Bella, Electra, Skye, Chrissy and Jen met at an NCT class three years ago. The only thing they…
The Other Couple is an Amazon bestseller!
Thanks to everyone who bought The Other Couple and helped make it a Number 1 bestseller, not to mention all the bloggers who created such a buzz around the book, and the authors and reviewers who seemed to like it too. You can buy it here.
Tattletale
Wow, it’s dusty in here. Let me just step over these piles of newspaper and boxes and – Oh, I wondered where that was… Right, well. Here we are again. Long time no see. A lot’s happened since I last blogged: namely I’ve signed a two book deal with Trapeze, which is a brand new…
Blood List Trailer
Blood List Trailer Here’s a trailer I made for The Blood List. Just me and iMovie, a baby, some scissors and a raven. In a graveyard.
HMR made the Branford Boase Awards longlist
Here’s the blurb: The BBA was set up to reward the most promising new writers and their editors, as well as to reward excellence in writing and in publishing. The Award is made annually to the most promising book for seven year-olds and upwards by a first time novelist. Me and Venetia Gosling, my editor…
The Blood List – coming soon…
My new thriller for teens, set amidst the witch persecutions of the 1600s, is out 27th Feb. Here’s the blurb… The year is 1646 and the country is gripped by wild tales of witches, murder and changelings. Superstition has haunted Barnaby’s whole life, but when the beautiful Naomi catches his eye, dark rumours take hold…
The Hanged Man Rises – Reviews
The Telegraph’s 100 Best Books for Christmas “Sarah Naughton’s acclaimed novel, set in the Victorian era amidst the crime ridden slums of backstreet London, where no-one is safe, particularly children. This is an absorbing tale of murder – child murder no less – and dark, brooding evil doings and characters aplenty.” Bookbabblers “A chilling and…
Getting shot of your changeling
I was going to tell you the best methods of getting rid of the fairy usurper in your house, but I decided to let Agnes, formidable nursemaid to The Blood List’s hero, Barnaby Nightingale, fill you in on the gruesome details (including poisoning it with foxglove tea – above). The baby’s mum, Frances, is not…
10th Anniversary Derbyshire Bookbash
I’d been somewhat nervous about attending the Derbyshire Bookbash. To the extent that when my son complained he was a bit hot at a fete the previous day I decided it must be heat stroke and I’d be totally irresponsible to leave him. Needless to say I was encouraged to go (the moment I boarded…
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