Claire Coughlan

Claire Coughlan's debut crime novel, Where They Lie, is out now with Simon & Schuster UK and from February 20th with Harper US.

Claire worked as a journalist for many years, for newspapers and magazines in Ireland. She completed an MFA in Creative Writing at University College Dublin in 2014 and subsequently received mentoring from bestselling crime novelists Tammy Cohen and Andrea Mara, through the WoMentoring scheme, and Words Ireland/Kildare County Council, respectively. She lives in County Kildare with her husband and daughter.