Tudor operates on the border between credulity and disbelief, creating an atmosphere of menace Sunday Times the twists keep coming Literary ReviewĬombines crime fiction with elements of gothic horror. Without doubt her best yet, The Burning Girls left me sleeping with the lights on Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month We Begin at the EndĪ gothic, spine-tingling roller-coaster of a story that expertly weaves the tale of eight martyrs from 500 years ago with a contemporary narrative about a priest coming to terms with their past, The Burning Girls adds yet more evidence to the fact that C. Tudor held me captive with another truly terrifying tale. If you like my stuff, you'll like this Stephen King I can't wait to see what she does next Harlan Coben Tudor is also the author of A Sliver of Darkness, a collection of short stories.Ĭ. The Drift is her fifth novel and has also been optioned for the screen.

Her fourth novel, The Burning Girls, was a Richard and Judy Book Club selection and has been adapted for television by award-winning screenwriter Hans Rosenfeldt (creator of The Bridge and Marcella). All three books are in development for TV. Her second novel, The Taking of Annie Thorne, was alsoĪ Sunday Times bestseller as was her third novel, The Other People.

Tudor's first novel, The Chalk Man, was a Sunday Times bestseller and sold in over forty countries. Over the years she has had a variety of jobs, including trainee reporter, radio scriptwriter, dog walker, voiceover artist, television presenter, copywriter and, now, author.Ĭ. When her peers were reading Judy Blume, she was devouring Stephen King and James Herbert. Tudor's love of writing, especially the dark and macabre, started young.

The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor