Lynne Marie Taylor

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 a 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, was published February 2026.