Sophie McKenzie

Sophie McKenzie is the award-winning author of over thirty books, including teen thrillers Girl, Missing, Split Second and Blood Ties – all of which have won the Red House Children’s Book Award. In addition to sequels to the above titles, Sophie has written a number of teen standalone novels, plus two short books for World Book Day, the six-book Medusa Project series and two teen romance series – as well as several stories for younger children and four psychological thrillers for adult readers. Sophie teaches creative writing at the City Literary Institute and offers private online tutoring through her www.storystepslondon.com website.

She was born in London, where she still lives, and worked as a journalist and editor before her first novel was published in 2006. Married with a grown-up son, Sophie loves good food and great stories in all their forms. Her latest book, the teen thriller Secret Sister, publishes in July 2023.