C. J. Tudor is the author of * The Drift, The Burning Girls, The Other People, The Hiding Place,and The Chalk Man,* which won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel, the Barry Award, and the Strand Critics Award for Best Debut Novel. Over the years she has worked as a copywri...

C. J. Tudor is the author of * The Drift, The Burning Girls, The Other People, The Hiding Place,and The Chalk Man,* which won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel, the Barry Award, and the Strand Critics Award for Best Debut Novel. Over the years she has worked as a copywriter, television presenter, voice-over artist, and dog walker. She is now thrilled to be able to write full-time, and doesn't miss chasing wet dogs through muddy fields all that much. She lives in England with her partner and daughter.