Member CeliaConrad

Writer and author of legal books and crime fiction, with a love for reading and a passion for all things Italian!

I come from a legal background hence the legal handbooks, but the idea of writing a crime novel came to me after relaying to a friend some experience I had had within the law and him asking whether I had ever considered putting my thoughts down on paper. A Model Murder started with some pencil scribblings jotted down on the back of an envelope. My then literary agent told me that I would have to write more than one book to be taken seriously as a crime writer which led to Wilful Murder and finally Murder in Hand to complete the first Alicia Allen Investigates series.

Alicia is very much the product of my imagination, but I have used my experiences of working within the legal profession and my love of Italy and Italian and, of course Pringles, in her creation. She has a dogged determination and a keen sense of justice, but most of all she has a conscience. She’s also very human and has her foibles! It was my intention to create key characters that appear in every book. I have written each of the books so that they may be read in isolation or as part of a series.

I am looking forward to being a part of this online community and 'meeting' readers and authors alike.