Nicola Blackwell is preoccupied with the light and dark of the human heart. But, you know, in a fun way. Her psychological thriller, THE MIDSUMMER GIRLS, follows an obsessive young woman who tracks a charming killer to a sinister island to avenge her murdered sister. An award-nominated author, Nicola holds an MA in English Literature and has worked across the literary industry as a bookseller, arts journalist, columnist and manuscript editor. She lives in the vibrant, creative (rainy!) city of Manchester, UK with her writer partner and a hell of a lot of books

Find her on Substack at Lost in Folklore.