After reading TAUNTING THE DEAD, one of my heroes, crime writer Ian Rankin, told me that I should market it as erotic crime fiction. Once I'd finished blushing, I decided that's what I would do. Some of my work is dark and violent too - I love to read writers such as Martina Cole, Lynda la Plante, Mandasue Heller, Jacqui Rose and Elizabeth Haynes - and my background when I worked as a housing officer makes for a unique point of view at times. THE ESTATE SERIES are a mix of women's fiction, psychological suspense and crime thriller. They are too dark for women's fiction alone - although the subject matters and issues are often referred to in this genre - too light in places for crime thrillers, and often not enough for the psychological suspense readers out there. I call it Grit-lit - where drama meets crime. I live in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, with my husband and terrier, Dexter (named after the TV serial killer) and makes liberal use of my hometown as a backdrop for some of my books. Follow Mel on Twitter at @writermel Have you read any of Mel's books. well worth reading check them out.
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