About Manda Scott

Manda Scott (born 1962) is a former Scottish veterinary surgeon who is now a novelist, blogger, columnist and occasional broadcaster. Born and educated in Glasgow, Scotland, she trained at the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine and now lives and works in Shropshire.

She made her name initially as a crime writer. Her first novel, Hen's Teeth was shortlisted for the 1997 Orange Prize.[4] Her fourth, No Good Deed, was nominated for the 2003 Edgar Award.

Her subsequent novels, Night Mares, Stronger than Death and No Good Deed, for which she was hailed as 'one of Britain's most important crime writers' by The Times, were published by Headline and are now published, along with her other books, by Transworld Publishers, an imprint of Random House.