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I was about six when I was taken to the circus. I remember reaching up to hold my Daddy’s hand and seeing everything on the approach to the huge tent through a sea of adult legs. It was dark outside, and we walked in to find our seat on the  curved benches that circled the ring in tiers. There was a cow shed smell inside, a stink sharper than the rounded smell of cow or sheep, that made my skin prickle.   I remember the ringmaster, in a red coat and a top hat and a big mousta

Have you ever spotted the main strategy that many young people use when choosing fiction? It doesn’t matter where they are- libraries, bookshops or even supermarkets- trust me, once you’ve seen it happening you’ll notice it all the time.   Let’s start with the good news- young readers still love vibrant covers. Art appreciation is alive and well: something bright, action-packed and colourful is bound to succeed and, if well-planned, the cover makes a helpful and practical por

Firstly, I noticed this book is titled Deep Dark  but that it is also a Cassia Thorne Mystery . Are you able to tell us if this is therefore the start of a new series? Yes, this is a new series! I’m working on the next book right now – I don’t want to give too much away, but as in the first book I’ve taken inspiration from a prominent Victorian writer, and there’s a new supernatural threat Cassia will have to deal with.   Why did you choose to set your story in Victorian Lond