About
I was born in London and moved to Australia in my early twenties. My working life was spent in Sydney and it was not until we retired to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland that I wrote my first book, Missing in Egypt, Book 1 in the Anna Davies Mystery Series. My husband and I had visited Egypt just before we retired and it had made a huge impact on me. It is unlike any other country I have visited. The temples there are largely complete, unlike the ruins in so many other countries. We cruised the Upper Nile, changed boats at Aswan and cruised the Lower Nile. We visited temples on the Upper Nile by tenders, always accompanied by an armed guard. Often we would leave before seven in the morning because the heat, even at that time, was intense. Egypt seemed to me the perfect place to set my story. The discovery of a new tomb was perfectly within the realms of possibility and the remoteness of the Valley of the Queens made it a believable setting.
Missing in Egypt was followed by Missing at Sea, Missing in London, Missing in France and finally, Missing in Australia.
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My second book, Winston - A Horse's Tale was the book I really wanted to write and I enjoyed the ride! It is for horse lovers from teenagers upwards.Dangerous Associations, my third book, saw another genre change as I penned this crime mystery. Again set in Australia, Dangerous Associations follows Cathy Thompson as she deals with a bad car accident, the end of her marriage and a stalker. Desperate to rid herself of this man who is chasing her ex-husband, Cathy flies to Spain in a crazy bid to track him down herself.
The Poinciana Tree is a murder mystery. There are many beautiful Poinciana trees where I live and I thought a Poinciana tree would make a beautiful book cover, so I started with that idea and the story evolved from there!
I have also published two children's books, The Unicorn Angel and My Very Naughty Pony.
Like most authors, I'm an avid reader. Some of my favourite authors are:Kate Morton, Bryce Courtney, Colleen McCullough, Fiona Walker, Dick Francis, Elizabeth Elgin, Wilbur Smith, Rebecca Bryn, Kimberley Freeman and Dinah Jefferies.
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