Nicola Upson’s debut novel,
An Expert in Murder, was the first in a series of crime novels whose main character is Josephine Tey, who—along with Agatha Christie—was one of the masters of Britain’s Golden Age of crime writing. She was shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger in 2018 for
Nine Lessons and longlisted in 2021 for
The Dead of Winter. She lives with her partner in Cambridge and Cornwall.
Helen Lloyd is a British actor and voice artist who recorded her first voice-over at the age of fourteen. Since then, she has spent much of her life interpreting other people’s words and bringing characters to life. A classically trained actor, she has performed with many of Britain’s leading repertory theaters, as well as at the Edinburgh Festival, the Roundhouse, and on the West End.
