Sally Rigby was born in Northampton, UK. After leaving university she worked in magazines and radio, before finally embarking on a career lecturing in both further and higher education. Sally has always had the travel bug and after living in Manchester and London moved overseas with her family to New Zealand which she considers to be one of the most beautiful place in the world. Sally now lives in Winchester, UK. Sally is the author of the acclaimed Cavendish and Walker series, the Detective Sebastian Clifford series, and the Cornwall Murder Mystery series. In collaboration with another author, Amanda Ashby, she also writes psychological thrillers.  Sally has always loved crime fiction books, films and TV programmes. She has a particular fascination with the psychology of serial killers. ​