About Anna

Anna is an award-winning writer of historical, Gothic and crime fiction. She  also writes thrillers under the pen name Anna Sharpe.

Anna regularly appears at literary festivals and events and gives talks and teaches workshops on creative writing. She has previously tutored at The Novelry and The Arvon Foundation. 

Her most recent historical novel, THE BOOK OF SECRETS, was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year in 2025. Her debut novel, THE UNSEEING, won an Edgar Allan Poe award in the US. Her fourth novel, THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS, won a Fingerprint Award for Best Historical Crime.  Her bestselling third novel, THE CLOCKWORK GIRL, was shortlisted for two CWA Dagger awards and a Fingerprint Award, and nominated for the Dublin Literary award. 

The first Anna Sharpe thriller NOTES ON A DROWNING was named as a thriller of the month in The Times, Daily Mail, i-Paper and Express.

When not writing, Anna works as a human rights and criminal justice solicitor acting for survivors of crime. She is also a volunteer for Doorstep Library, working with underprivileged children.

She lives in South London, with one husband, two children, a black cat and a snake.