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Sharon’s writing career began in journalism, and she has written for a number of publications including the Irish Times. She has also published four non-fiction health books. She is currently undertaking a PhD at Queen's University, in Northern Irish crime fiction, examining gender and class.

“For the past six years I have been working in the creative arts field, designing and delivering therapeutic creative writing classes for the local charity Cancer Focus, Queen's University, Stranmillis College and others. I also work with young people and run the Young Scribblers workshops through the Crescent Arts Centre. I love helping others find creative self-expression and it is a privilege to hear their stories. It is a great honour to be part of someone’s creative experience.”

Sharon studied Politics and English at Queen’s University before moving to London to study Newspaper Journalism at City University.

“I feel crime writing is almost bringing me full circle. My interest in politics, social issues and literature are all intrinsic to the genre. In writing about crime, we are really examining society, and figuring out what motivates a person to do something so vile and violent. It is never about the deed itself, but the aftermath, how people are affected by the crime or what has driven someone to commit a crime in the first place. Crime writing is all about character and motive and that is why it appeals to me as both a reader and a writer.”