Fire Damage

Kate Medina has always been fascinated by the ‘whys’ of human behaviour, an interest that drove her to study Psychology at university and later to start a crime series featuring clinical psychologist, Dr Jessie Flynn. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University and her debut novel White Crocodile received widespread critical acclaim, as did Fire Damage, the first book in the Jessie Flynn series.Before turning to writing full time, Kate spent five years in the Territorial Army and has lectured at the London Business School and the London School of Economics. She lives in London with her husband and three children.

‘A thrilling new crime series’ Woman and Home‘It comes as no surprise that Medina has created a character of density and intricacy in Flynn. May the series prosper’ Daily Mail‘A tense and pacy thriller, 4 stars’ The Sun‘Medina demonstrates that she’s a considerable find’ Independent‘Excellent start to a new series’ Sunday Express‘[Medina] writes about the horrifying consequences of war from the standpoint of a clear-eyed but sympathetic insider’Sunday Times‘If psychological thrillers are your bag, then look no further than Fire Damage… Tense and hard to put down’ Closer‘A haunting thriller’ Grazia‘An absorbing and convincing thriller… An author who consistently delivers taut, believable and unsettlingly compelling novels’ Sunday Herald‘Gripping’ Literary Review‘Psychologist Jessie Flynn is set to become a major star in the world of crime fiction. She’s as fascinating and complex as the cases she solves. Fire Damage will leave you hungry for the next book in this superb series’ Kate Rhodes'Jessie Flynn is an utterly compelling character, the icing on the cake of what is a refreshingly different and very gripping thriller. I really look forward to the next one’ Louise Voss‘From the chilling opening scene where a traumatised child warns of The Shadowman, Fire Damage seizes you by the throat and doesn't let go. Complex, tense and utterly addictive, this is powerful, gutsy storytelling which plunges the reader deep into the darkest recesses of the human psyche’ Tammy CohenPraise for Kate Medina:'A huge new talent' Mo Hayder'Unsettling and evocative … an impressive debut’ The Times'Mightily impressive … a fine, taut story with many topical issues' Independent on Sunday‘A stunning debut’ Sunday Mirror'The unexpected twists and turns throughout the course of the book left me unable to prise myself away . . . Tess is the most compelling female protagonist I have come across in a long time’ Stylist'A remarkable debut' Independent