Clare Empson worked as a staff writer on national newspapers covering everything from collapsing merchant banks to tea with the late Barbara Cartland (everything pink including the cakes). Eight years ago, she moved to the West Country and founded the arts and lifestyle blog countrycalling.co.uk. The idyllic setting inspired her first novel, which reveals the darker side of paradise. Clare lives on the Wiltshire/Dorset border with her husband and three children.
Genres: Mystery
Series contributed to
Afraid of the light (with Rachael Blok, Heather Critchlow, Elle Croft, James Delargy, Jo Furniss, NJ Mackay, S R Masters, Phoebe Morgan, Dominic Nolan, Robert Scragg, Victoria Selman, Kate Simants and Adam Southward)
1. Afraid of the Light (2020)
1. Afraid of the Light (2020)
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