Sophie Hannah

Sophie Hannah is a highly acclaimed British author, renowned for her psychological thriller novels and poetry. She was a Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge and a junior research fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford. Hannah has won several awards for her writing, including the Daphne du Maurier Festival Short Story Competition for her story 'The Octopus Nest.' She is best known for her Zailer & Waterhouse Mysteries series, which has gained popularity in the UK and internationally.

Hannah's work has been widely recognized and honored, with several of her novels being shortlisted for major literary awards. In 2013, her novel 'The Carrier' won the Crime Thriller of the Year Award at the Specsavers National Book Awards. Two of her crime novels, 'The Point of Rescue' and 'The Other Half Lives,' have been adapted for television and appeared on ITV1 under the series title 'Case Sensitive.' In addition to her crime fiction, Hannah has also published five collections of poetry, with her fifth collection, 'Pessimism for Beginners,' being shortlisted for the 2007 T S Eliot Award.

Hannah's poetry is studied at GCSE, A-level, and degree level across the UK, and she has helped to create a Master’s Degree in Crime and Thriller Writing at the University of Cambridge. She is also the founder of the Dream Author Coaching Programme for writers. Hannah is an Honorary Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, and lives in Cambridge with her husband and children. She is currently working on a new challenge for the little grey cells of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s famous detective, which will be a great addition to her already impressive body of work.