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'I'm an accidental author - I never intended for my work to be published'
Where did the inspiration for The Stranger at the Wedding come from?
Without wishing to give too much away, many years ago I stumbled across a thoroughly harrowing Guardian Long Read about a true crime case that had haunted Germany. The image of the victim's traumatic demise stayed with me, and inspired the finale of The Stranger... Once I had that initial brainwave, I worked backwards, then forwards again, until I had some semblance of a novel. Weddings are events of such heightened tension - harried brides, nervous groomsmen and emotional guests - that it struck me as the perfect setting for a thriller.
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'Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, the melancholia, the panic fear, which is inherent in the human condition.'