With a background in primary school education, Joanna Hilton knows first hand exactly what makes children listen and lean-in. Focusing mainly on middle-grade fiction, but with the aim of creating stories that keep parents up past their bedtimes too, her narratives don’t just delve into the delightfully disgusting, but also handle issues which concern us all: Is there life after death? How is there so much injustice in the world? And why is it that cats like bananas?

Having recently completed an MA in Crime and Thriller Writing at the University of Cambridge, Joanna also finds inspiration in murder, mystery and carefully calculated mayhem. In short, she writes for curious minds, brave stomachs and anyone who enjoys a little madness with their meaning.