NICOLA MONAGHAN has worked as a teacher, a financial analyst and a software guru. She gained an MA in Writing from Nottingham Trent University in 2004, graduating with distinction. She works part-time as Fellow of the National Academy of Writing, based at the Birmingham City University. Her first novel, The Killing Jar, was published in March 2006 to critical acclaim and she was included in The Independent’s New Year list of ‘Rising Talent’. More...