Her Last Request: A race-against-the-clock crime thriller to save a life before it is too late - DCI Kate Daniels 8

About Mari Hannah

Mari Hannah is a multi-award-winning author whose authentic voice is no happy accident. A former probation officer she lives in rural Northumberland with her partner an ex-murder detective. Mari turned to script-writing when her career was cut short following an assault on duty. Her debut The Murder Wall (adapted from a script she developed with the BBC) won her the Polari First Book Prize. Its follow-up Settled Blood picked up a Northern Writers' Award. Mari's body of work won her the CWA Dagger in the Library 2017 an incredible honour to receive so early in her career. In 2019 she was voted DIVA Wordsmith of the Year. In 2020 she won Capital Crime International Crime Writing Festival's Crime Book of the Year for Without a Trace. Her Kate Daniels series is in development with Stephen Fry's production company Sprout Pictures.