Anna is the award-winning and bestselling author of five historical crime or Gothic novels. Her debut novel, The Unseeing, won an Edgar Allan Poe award. Her third novel, The Clockwork Girl, set in 18th century Paris, was shortlisted for two CWA Dagger awards and a Fingerprint Award, and nominated for the Dublin Literary award. Her fourth novel, The House of Whispers, a ghost story set in Fascist Italy, was a Sunday Times historical fiction novel of 2023. Her fifth historical novel, The Book of Secrets, is based on a real case from 17th century Rome and will be out in March 2024. Her first legal thriller will be published in 2025 under the name Anna Sharpe.

She is also a human rights and criminal justice solicitor providing training to other advocates. She lives in South London, with one husband, two children, a black cat and a snake.

Book Link: The Book of Secrets
Website: https://annamazzola.com/
Publisher: Orion