Lesley Thomson

Lesley Thomson’s novel, A Kind Of Vanishing, won the People’s Book Prize in 2010.

Her 2013 novel, The Detective's Daughter (Head of Zeus), introducing the detection team of Stella Darnell and Jack Harmon, climbed to No. 1 in the Amazon Kindle bestseller charts and has sold 450,000 ebook editions to date.

Lesley lives in Lewes with her partner.

Ian Rankin says: “Lesley Thomson is a class above”.

Her novel, The Companion, was published by Head of Zeus on 9 June 2022, and The Mystery of Yew Tree House was published by Head of Zeus in 2023.

Her new novel, The Shrine, will be published by Head of Zeus in March 2026.

Publications

The Shrine (The Detective's Daughter)
Coming soon
The Shrine (The Detective's Daughter)
The Mystery of Yew Tree House The Mystery of Yew Tree House
The Companion The Companion
The Distant Dead The Distant Dead
Death of a Mermaid Death of a Mermaid
The Playground Murders The Playground Murders
The Death Chamber The Death Chamber
The Dog Walker The Dog Walker
The House With No Rooms The House With No Rooms
The Detective's Secret The Detective's Secret
Ghost Girl Ghost Girl
The Detective's Daughter The Detective's Daughter
A Kind of Vanishing A Kind of Vanishing

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