Hilary Bonner is an English crime novelist, best known for her psychological thrillers. Cry Darkness, Hilary's 21st book - published 31st December 2020 ​ A rip-roaring transatlantic murder mystery supercharged by an extreme, hugely controversial, and potentially earth-shattering branch of science, culminating in the discovery of a global conspiracy, and featuring a brand new heroine, TV boffin Doctor Sandy Jones. More HERE. ​ Cry Darkness follows: Dreams of Fear. (Paperback 2020) ‘A cracking read, tautly suspenseful, and starring a notably engaging copper hero.’ Booklist. ‘A crisply written crime novel that methodically reveals the pieces of a complex puzzle.’ Kirkus Reviews. ​ Deadly Dance, (Paperback 2019) ‘Ingenious’. Sunday Times. ‘Formidable. Packed with sharp detail.’ Daily Mail. ‘Masterfully constructed with a shock ending.’ Booklist. Search Amazon for all of Hilary's books. ***** Bonner, a former chairman of the Crime Writers Association, was brought up by the North Devon coast in the estuary town of Bideford, where her father was a local butcher and ran a tea shop. She was educated at the town's Edgehill College, and went on to be accepted for the Daily Mirror Training Scheme as a 17 year old school leaver. She acquired her first job in Fleet Street aged 20, ultimately becoming show business editor of three national newspapers, The Sun, The Mail on Sunday, and The Daily Mirror, and assistant editor of one. She left Fleet Street in 1993 and became a full time author. Her published work now includes fifteen novels, and five non fiction books., She lives in Somerset and London with her partner, the actress Amanda Barrie.