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The Undoing of Violet Claybourne
My forthcoming novel The Undoing of Violet Claybourne will be published on the 7th November 2024 in the UK. 1938. Gillian Larking is used to blending in and going unnoticed,…
UK paperback
The UK paperback of One Puzzling Afternoon is coming on the 6th June 2024 and is now available to pre-order.
One Puzzling Afternoon – published in the USA on October 3rd
One Puzzling Afternoon will be published in the U.S. on October 3rd. “Critchley’s U.S. debut is a clever, keep-‘em-guessing murder mystery, an empathetic yet realistic portrayal of the toll dementia…
One Puzzling Afternoon is Indie Book of the Month
Delighted to learn One Puzzling Afternoon is the fiction Indie Book of the Month! Chosen by independent booksellers and in association with Books are my Bag.
One Puzzling Afternoon is published in the UK
This week, One Puzzling Afternoon is published in the UK. I am feeling incredibly grateful to everyone who helped make this happen. And especially to anyone who has read or…
One Puzzling Afternoon
‘I’ve kept your secret, Lucy. I’ve kept it for more than sixty years. I just wish I knew what it was.’ So excited to be able to share my book…
The Korean cover of The Bear Who Sailed the Ocean on an Iceberg
I absolutely love the Korean cover of The Bear who Sailed the Ocean on an Iceberg. Published in Korea today!
The Bear audiobook
The Bear who Sailed the Ocean on an Iceberg is now available as an audiobook! Narrated by the fantastic Peter Kenny who has done such an excellent job of capturing…
The Bear Who Sailed the Ocean on an Iceberg
I am so thrilled ‘The Bear Who Sailed the Ocean on an Iceberg’ is out in the world. I can’t wait for readers to meet Monty!
Same same but different, an anthology of short stories
Same Same but Different is an anthology of short stories with the theme of solitude. Contributors include Helen Simpson, A.L. Kennedy, Amanda Craig and Stephen S. Thomson, to name a…
The Taiwanese cover of Notes on My Family
I am so thrilled with the Taiwanese cover of Notes on My Family. If you look closely you can even see Hammy the escaped hamster!
The Bear Who Sailed the Ocean on an Iceberg
I’m very excited to announce that my new novel for 9-12s will be published in October 2021, illustrated by the very talented Holly Ovenden. ‘A brilliantly funny and touching story…
The Tiny Gestures of Small Flowers
Excerpt: Brighton. She doesn’t know it at all. She sits in the café in Waterstones drinking a latte. The café is on the top floor and, out of the…
Notes on my family
‘Louise Coulson is a person aged thirteen and a half. She likes to be left to her own devices. She has a dog called Renzo but it should be noted…
