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Charity Norman was born in Uganda and brought up in successive draughty vicarages in Yorkshire and Birmingham. After several years' travel she became a barrister, specialising in crime and family law in the northeast of England. Also a mediator and telephone crisis line listener, she's passionate about the power of communication to slice through the knots. In 2002, realising that her three children had barely met her, she took a break from the law and moved with her family to Aotearoa New Zealand. Her first novel, Freeing Grace, was published in 2010. Second Chances (After the Fall) was a Richard and Judy Book Club choice and World Book Night title. See You in September (2017) was shortlisted for Best Crime Novel in the 2018 Ngaio Marsh Awards for Crime Fiction. The Secrets of Strangers is her sixth book and has been shortlisted for Best International Crime Fiction at the 2021 Ned Kelly Awards and shortlisted for Best Novel at the 2021 Ngaio Awards. In 2023, her seventh novel Remember Me was awarded the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel.
John Norsworthy has taught in secondary and primary schools, Bible colleges and teacher education for over 45 years. He has served on curriculum committees and professional development initiatives in both the state and Christian sectors, and served as secretary to the NZ Association for Christian Schools for 20 years. Passionate about the influence of biblical revelation on all areas of human life, he is a board member for Thinking Matters NZ and is currently an adjunct lecturer at Faith Bible College NZ.
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A perpetual global nomad, Olivia Norton has so far lived in five different countries over three continents. With a background in English teaching and outdoors instructing, you’ll either find her exploring the great outdoors or curled up reading a book with a cup of tea (no milk!) She currently resides in New Zealand with her foster cat named Blanket.
Born and educated in England, Janet November graduated in Russian from Nottingham University in 1968 and worked for the British Council before her husband's job took the family to Massachusetts, where she worked in a nursery school. Her first book,
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