The Lake

Rachel McLean writes thrillers that make your pulse race and your brain tick. A proud indie author who manages her own publishing company, she has sold millions of copies digitally and hundreds of thousands in print, regularly topping the bestseller lists. She is the author of the Dorset Crime novels and five spin-o# crime series, with beloved characters appearing in multiple series. In 2021, she won the Kindle Storyteller Award with The Corfe Castle Murders. She divides her time between Birmingham and Dorset and lives with her wife, three children and two cats Cagney and Lacey. Joel Hames is a Lancashire-based writer of crime fiction, and the editor of million-selling books across multiple genres. Joel's own works include the Dead North series featuring lawyer Sam Williams, and the psychological thriller The Lies I Tell. Most recently, he has been working with titan of crime fiction Rachel McLean on the hugely successful Cumbria Crime series.