The Twilight Hour

Nicci Gerrard writes for the Observer and is the co-author, with Susan French, of the bestselling Nicci French thrillers. She lives in Suffolk with her husband and four children.

Phyllida Nash has appeared on stage in the West End, New York and Toronto in roles as diverse as Portia in Julius Caesar and Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh. Her other performance credits include Emmerdale, Not Quite Cricket and Cottage to Let. Phyllida makes regular appearances on BBC Radio 4 in readings, drama, comedy and narration and has recorded over 100 audiobooks, winning an AudioFile Golden Earphones Award for her reading of Mrs Fytton's Country Life by Mavis Cheek.