Dead Ringer

Nicola Martin is an author and marketing manager who lives and works in Bristol, UK. Her debut psychological thriller is Dead Ringer (Saraband/Bolinda, 2020), which the Daily Mail called 'tense and compelling'. Her short stories have appeared in the Sunday Express, The People’s Friend, and placed in national competitions. She studied literature at the University of East Anglia and the University of California, Berkeley. Her ability to write sharp, compelling prose has been honed over more than ten years in the marketing field, as a senior copywriter and marketing manager. Stories are in her blood. Whether it’s in fiction or a piece of copy, she prides herself on always finding the story that’s worth telling. When she’s not writing, you’ll find Nicola poking around an art gallery, in the audience for a piece of weird theatre or playing board games with friends.

Kathryn Drysdale is a British actress known for playing Louise Brooks for eight seasons in sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, as Taylor in St Trinians and as heiress Rhoda Swartz in period feature Vanity Fair. She also stars in Netflix’s series Bridgerton and is known for her theatre work with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Kathryn voices the character of Bounce in Netflix series Bottersnikes and Gumbles and her narration in Alien: Out of the Shadows earned her both an Audiofile Earphones award and an Audie award.

Nathalie Buscombe is a London-based actor who has worked extensively on stage and in radio, film and television. Her theatre credits include Alice in Underground, The Breadwinner and The Man Who Pays the Piper, and screen credits include RED 2, Father Brown, EastEnders and Holby City. She has performed in radio plays and narrated numerous audiobooks such as The Couple at No. 9 by Clair Douglas and Lisa Jewell’s I Found You.