About the Author

Diane has written two fast-moving cosy murder mysteries, set in the fictional Stagvale Abbey, Devon. Her sleuth is Bonnie Bright, a 31 year old who originally moved from Stagvale to London in search of a career as a costume designer at a big West End theatre, but has now moved back to take care of her father after a stroke.

Winter & Drew are planning a ‘fast publishing’ strategy – we’ll pubish the first book, Madonna in early September, then the second book, Tonic, a few weeks later. Look out for these – they’re a great read!

Diane says; “Most of my working life I have been been a teacher, trying to persuade
young people that they need to learn French or Spanish. But I have jumped
into numerous jobs as they presented themselves – receptionist, carer, Cornish
pasty retailer, library assistant, knife packer, strawberry picker, traffic survey
interviewer…
It was whilst working at Buckfast Abbey that conversations with staff and
visitors began to bounce around in my head and take on a life of their own as I
asked myself ‘And what if…?’ I started to write. It seemed like a good way of
spending the dark winter evenings. And most strangely, after basing my
writing on the people and places around me, I have also seen the order
reversed, and several times after writing a scene or creating a character, I have
seen fiction become reality in quite an unnerving way…”