Chris Penhall is an author, freelance writer and radio and podcast producer. She won the Choc Lit Search for a Star Competition in 2019 with The House That Alice Built and, having finally discovered her writing mojo, is now about to start writing her sixth novel. A lover of books, music and cats, she is also an enthusiastic salsa and tap dancer, a keen cook and loves to travel. She is never happier than when she is gazing at the sea. Chris has two grown-up daughters and lives in the Essex countryside with her cat.