About the Author

Lynne Marie Taylor lives in Corsham, Wiltshire.

After a career dedicated to books and literacy, working for publishers, library suppliers and charities, Lynne completed a Master’s in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University in 2018 and has been writing ever since.

Her debut novel, Death in Valletta, published in 2024 by Bloodhound Books, is an historical murder mystery set in 1880. It follows Edinburgh Police Detective Inspector Sam McQueen as he investigates a mysterious death on the Mediterranean island of Malta. Death on the Island, the second novel in the Inspector Sam McQueen series, is publishing on 25 February 2026.