Lisa Howells is a UK-based journalist with almost thirty years' experience. The Deputy Editor of¿Crime Monthly¿magazine-which she co-created and launched-and co-host of the CrimeCon UK Book Club, she is committed to being an advocate in the true-crime field. As a book reviewer, she champions fiction in all its forms, but particularly female voices in crime. She has a love of wild animals and wild places, which inspire the landscapes of her work. Born in London, she now lives in the East Midlands with her two cats.