As well as writing psychological thrillers, Sophie Hannah is a bestselling poet and an award-winning short story writer. Her fifth collection of poetry, Pessimism for Beginners, was shortlisted for the 2007 TS Eliot Award. She won first prize in the Daphne du Maurier Festival Short Story Competition for her psychological suspense story The Octopus Nest. Her psychological thrillers LITTLE FACE and HURTING DISTANCE were long-listed for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.
Sophie is married and has two children. More information about Sophie can be found at www.sophiehannah.com.
