Kate Charles, a past Chairman of the Crime Writers’ Association and the Barbara Pym Society, is well known as a fictional chronicler of the Church of England and an expert in the field of clerical crime fiction. She is co-organizer of the annual St Hilda’s Crime and Mystery Conference and a member of the prestigious Detection Club, as well as an occasional contributor to the Church Times. She has published twelve novels to date, including the popular Book of Psalms series, three standalone suspense novels and a series featuring curate Callie Anson.

Kate lives on the English side of the Welsh Marches with her husband and her Border terrier.