?1977- ; b. Cork; grad. in English Studies at TCD, 2018; worked as Dutch travel company agent, and then as a front desk receptionist at Walt Disney World, Florida, 2006, returning to Ireland in 2008; ; has given writing classes at the Faber Academy, the Irish Writers’ Centre, Guardian Masterclasses and others; issued  Distress Signals (2016), a thriller which was listed as a best-seller in The  Irish Times and USA Today; a second book, The Liar’s Girl (2018), was a finalist for Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award and nominated Best Book of 2018 by the Irish Independent; issued Rewind (2019).