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S D Sykes


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Sarah Sykes aka SD Sykes lives in Kent with her family and various animals. She has done everything from professional dog-walking to co-founding her own successful business. She is a graduate from Manchester University and has an MA in Writing from Sheffield Hallam. She attended the novel writing course at literary agents Curtis Brown where she was inspired to finish her first novel. She has also written for radio and has developed screenplays with Arts Council funding.
 


Genres: Historical Mystery
 
Series
Somershill Manor Mystery
   1. Plague Land (2014)
   2. The Butcher Bird (2015)
   3. City of Masks (2017)
   4. The Bone Fire (2019)
   5. The Good Death (2021)
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Award nominations
2020 HWA Gold Crown Award (longlist) : The Bone Fire


S D Sykes recommends
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Sharp Scratch (2024)
(Lorraine Quick, book 1)
Martine Bailey
"A brilliant and darkly compelling thriller, with a genuinely creepy mix of mystery, psychology and murder."
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Anatomy of a Heretic (2022)
David Mark
"Mark is a refrshingly original voice in historical crime fiction."
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Chaos (2020)
(Christopher Radcliff, book 2)
A D Swanston
"A fantastic tale of spies deceit and murder in the the Elizabethan age."

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