Harriet Walker is the fashion editor of The Times. She has been a newspaper journalist for more than ten years and has also written for Vogue, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar, among others. Born in Glasgow and raised in Sheffield, Harriet Walker studied English at Trinity College, Cambridge, and now lives in South London with her husband and their daughter. The New Girl is her first novel.
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby (2024) Ellery Lloyd "Indiana Jones meets The Thomas Crown Affair - an art-world thriller that blends Bullingdon Club hijinks with an academic adventure so richly drawn you'll be googling to see whether it really happened. Egyptology, Surrealism, and country house mystery - Juliette Willoughby is the new Da Vinci Code."
The Eyes Are the Best Part (2024) Monika Kim "Claustrophobic and brilliantly gory, Monika Kim has created a dark modern fairytale of female vengeance."
The Three Deaths of Willa Stannard (2023) Kate Robards "Gone Girl meets True Detective--a slick tale of the bond between sisters with a compelling dose of true crime at its heart. Glossy and gripping, I had to know what had happened to Willa."
The Dazzle of the Light (2022) Georgina Clarke "Clarke conjures feminine wiles and wilfulness, gutsy girl gangsters and their seedy surroundings with immersive, sparkling flair. You'll never go shopping again without thinking of Ruby!"
Hush (2022) Kate Maxwell "Hush will break and remake your heart in one sitting. A wry and tender story that considers the potential for all strands of female life - friends, family, career - to become the loves of your life. This poignant tale of the blur of new motherhood will make you check in on your children if you have them - and on the woman you were before they arrived. I loved it."
The Mistake (2021) Katie McMahon "What a treat to read! The Mistake is an intelligent thriller with heart and guts - fantastically funny yet creepily menacing. Brilliantly written and immersive, it's a wonderful tale of what it means to be a sister, a mother, a wife and a lover in a world that judges on first appearances - and sometimes bears a grudge."
Greenwich Park (2021) Katherine Faulkner "Brilliantly twisty and full of excellently observed - if chilling - characters, Greenwich Park is a clever and knowing delve into the female psyche as well as a classic, pacy mystery. Atmospheric, aspirational and addictive!"