Sam Hepburn worked briefly in advertising before she joined the BBC as a trainee and spent twenty years there as a documentary maker. She has been shortlisted for several prestigious prizes, and nominated for the Cilip Carnegie Medal, for her YA thrillers. She completed HER PERFECT LIFE, her debut psychological thriller, while attending the Faber Academy.

‘A crackling psychological thriller’ Good Housekeeping‘A psychological rollercoaster’ Glamour‘This would make a brilliant TV series’ PrimaA fascinating, seductive read’ Love Reading‘Entertaining thriller’ Sunday Mirror‘An entertaining psychological thriller, with a clever plot’ Sunday People‘Stunning . . . my perfect read’ Ifindoubtread‘Deftly woven and deliciously chilling. A superb thriller’ Clare Mackintosh, author of I LET YOU GO'A gripping read that kept me up until the early hours – brilliantly plotted with all the ingredients of a great psychological thriller' Renee Knight, author of DISCLAIMER‘Brilliant and addictive with an explosive conclusion, HER PERFECT LIFE will keep you guessing until the end’ B. A. Paris, author of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS