"'Nobody understands the dirty little secrets of the human heart better than Stella Duffy. I defy anyone to read this without squirming' Val McDermid 'The clever money should be on Duffy when the crime-writing Oscars are dished out' Daily Telegraph 'With her four Saz novels, Duffy has proved herself to be one of the very best of the younger generation of crime writers' The Times 'A promising writer has matured into a classic' Guardian 'Duffy gives good story' Maxim Jakubowski, Time Out"

Stella Duffy grew up in New Zealand, but returned to her native London fifteen years ago. She has written nine novels, and her short stories and features have appeared in the Independent, the Guardian, The Times, Elle and many others. Her novels have been translated into seven languages and State Of Happiness is currently in development as a feature film. Stella is also an actor, comedian and improviser. She recently performed her own solo show Breaststrokes at BAC theatre, Battersea.