Rachael Holyhead

Rachael was born in the industrial heart of Sheffield and grew up in South Yorkshire on the edge of the Peak District. She attended Carter Lodge School and studied History at Liverpool.

A lifelong Sheffield United supporter, she also loves snooker and is an all-round armchair sports fan.

Still passionate about history, she has ecletic reading tastes, enjoying everything from the Brontes and Wilkie Collins to more modern writers of mystery, horror and crime.

As a child, Rachael began writing stories and letters for her uncle who was stationed overseas with the army.

She considers Liverpool her second home and loves the city's music, culture and martime heritage. Her roots remain in Sheffield, where she lives with her sons and pet cat, Luther.

Derbyshire, England 1977

Marie is a girl with strange obsessions and a free and often wayward spirit. Anna is shy and bookish, kept on a short rein by her repressive parents.
An unlikely alliance. A friendship forged in blood. Families intertwined forever.

Autumn 2010

A brutal murder is just the case chain-smoking detective Kate Fox has been waiting for, except her nemesis has other ideas.
Newton is struggling to live up to his own high standards. As he grapples with chronic pain and a hidden phobia, his wife leaves him and things begin to unravel.
As Anna comes to terms with her father’s murder, Marie returns after more than 30 years, sending her well-established drink problem spiralling out of control.
Set in a fictional town in Derbyshire, England, this gripping saga takes you on an emotional journey, with an abundance of twists and turns…