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(b.Isabel’s writing career was first launched when she won the Mail on Sunday Novel Competition in 2008, with judges Fay Weldon, Michael Ridpath and the late Sir John Mortimer describing her work as ‘magnificent.’ The completed novel, Glasshopper (Myriad Editions), went on to be named among the Best Books of 2009 by both the Observer and the London Evening Standard.
Genres: Mystery
Novels
Glasshopper (2009)
Hurry Up and Wait (2011)
Summer of '76 (2013)
Flight (2015)
Little Sister (2017)
Beautiful Liars (2018)
Lake Child (2019)
33 Women (2020)
Homecoming (2022)
Hurry Up and Wait (2011)
Summer of '76 (2013)
Flight (2015)
Little Sister (2017)
Beautiful Liars (2018)
Lake Child (2019)
33 Women (2020)
Homecoming (2022)
Novellas
Isabel Ashdown recommends
What She Lost (2017)
Susan Elliot Wright
"Exquisite storytelling, full to the brim with authentic characters, family secrets and an emotional weight."
The Faithful (2017)
Juliet West
"A rich, multi-layered story of love, loss and conflict . . . At once heartbreaking and full of hope."
The Guilty Wife (2017)
Elle Croft
"Twisty and fast-moving, The Guilty Wife kept me guessing until the very end! A great read."
We Own the Sky (2018)
Luke Allnutt
"Both movingly tender and unflinchingly honest - We Own the Sky is story that will stay with me."
The After Wife (2018)
Cass Hunter
"I found The After Wife thought-provoking, compelling and strangely real - I loved it. And it kept me reading into the early hours several nights in row!"
The Cliff House (2018)
Amanda Jennings
"Amanda Jennings portrayal of time and place is exquisite. The Cliff House is chilling, stylish – and impossible to put down."
One Little Lie (2018)
Sam Carrington
"I read One Little Lie in one greedy gulp. A compelling thriller about the dark side of maternal instinct and love – I couldn't put it down!"
Alice Teale is Missing (2019)
H A Linskey (Howard Linskey)
"Delving into the complex world of a missing teenager, Linskey nails the adolescent voice to uncover a dark trail of secrets, lies and betrayal. This is page-turning fiction with real heart."
The Sleepover (2019)
Samantha King
"The Sleepover taps into every parent's darkest fears and insecurities. Tensely well-crafted and deeply unsettling - I couldn't put it down!"
Perfect Kill (2020)
(DI Callanach, book 6)
Helen Fields
"Perfect Kill is an edge-of-the-seat thriller from this accomplished writer: both darkly authentic and poignant, with a plot that makes it impossible to put down."
The Babysitter (2020)
Phoebe Morgan
"Betrayal, twists, lies and hope … The Babysitter has them all! Unputdownable."
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