Cath Staincliffe is an established novelist, radio playwright and the creator of ITV's hit series, Blue Murder, starring Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis. Cath's books have been short-listed for the Crime Writers Association best first novel award and for the Dagger in the Library and selected as Le Masque de l'Année. Cath's Sal Kilkenny private eye series features a single-parent sleuth working the mean streets of Manchester. Trio, a stand-alone novel moved away from crime to explore adoption and growing up in the 1960s, inspired by Cath's own experience. Cath's latest novels, Witness and Split Second, examine hot topical issues and tell stories of ordinary people, caught up in the criminal justice system, who face difficult and dangerous choices. Dead To Me is Cath's dramatic prequel to the popular Scott & Bailey TV series. Cath is one of the founding members of Murder Squad - a group of Northern crime writers who give readings, talks and signings around the country. Cath was born in Bradford, Yorkshire and now lives in Manchester, Lancashire with her partner and children. You can follow her on Twitter, @CathStaincliffe, which she does when she should be busy writing!
