About

Welcome to my author website. I live near Oxford, England, and I write what I like to call 'literary murder''. I started with Austen, in Murder at Mansfield Park, and now I'm offering Dickens a 200th birthday present in my new book, which is inspired by Bleak House.

I studied English at Oxford in the 1980s, and went back to do a doctorate in 2003. By that time I’d spent 15 years in business, first in the City, and later in PR. I’d always wanted to be a writer, and going freelance in 2000 gave me the time I needed to see if I could make that dream into a reality. Ten years and two and a half unpublished novels later, it finally happened. I've been thrilled at the reception I've had for Murder at Mansfield Park, and it was especially nice to have so many die-hard Austen fans say they how much they enjoyed it. Looking forward to see what Dickens fans make of the next one!

• Email: contact at lynn-shepherd dot com