Bridget Walsh was born in London to Irish immigrant parents. She studied English literature and was an English teacher for 23 years, before leaving the profession to pursue her writing. Bridget lives in Norwich with her husband, Micky, and her two dogs. The manuscript of Bridget's debut novel, The Tumbling Girl, written on the MA Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) course at UEA, won the 2024 HWA Debut Crown Award and the UEA Little, Brown Award for Crime Fiction in 2019. It also made the shortlist for the CWA ILP John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2024. She has completed the second title in the Minnie Ward and Albert Easterbrook series, The Innocents. The Tumbling Girl was published by Gallic Books in May 2023, with The Innocents following in 2024.
Jasmine Blackborow is a British actress who began her career in theatre. She played Marie in the first season of the Netflix series Shadow and Bone and Jessica in the film Demon Mind, and has also appeared in Netflixโs The Art of Love and the BAFTA nominated short Aamir. Also a talented narrator, Jasmineโs voice work can be heard on over 60 audiobook titles, enthralling listeners in everything from thrillers to romance.